Legal Opinion
Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Smith
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided April 30, 1987No. Cause S85-89, S85-661 and S86-214PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
The plaintiff railroad corporations’ summary judgment motions in these actions present the common issue of whether federal law preempts municipal ordinances regulating train speeds within the Indiana cities of LaPorte and Michigan City, rendering the ordinances void under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, Art. VI, Cl. 2. For convenience and economy of administration, this single memorandum addresses the identical legal issues raised in these three actions. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 42(a).
The court concludes (1) that it has jurisdiction…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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