Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern Inc. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 13, 1982No. 81-1008PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to clarify the allocation of authority, as between the federal courts and the Interstate Commerce Commission, to set and review rates for movements of coal by rail.
I
This case arose as a result of a 1972 decision of San Antonio, Tex., acting through its City Public Service Board, to substitute coal-generated electricity for natural gas. Toward that end, in 1974, San Antonio entered into long-term contracts to purchase coal from two suppliers in Campbell County, Wyo.; began to construct two coal-fired generating units; and initiated negotiations with Burlington Northern…
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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- Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Cross-Appellees v. San Antonio, Texas, Acting by and Through Its City Public Service Board, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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