Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Company, Cross-Appellees, United States of America v. State Board of Equalization, Etc., Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 1983No. 81-7925PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
In this case we are asked to decide whether the district court properly abstained from hearing a case brought before it under section 306 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, Pub.L. No. 94-210, 90 Stat. 31, 54 (1976) (codified with some differences in language at 49 U.S.C. § 11503) (the 4R Act or the Act). 1 That provision prohibits a state or subdivision thereof from assessing rail transportation property at a value that has a higher ratio to the true market value of that property than does the assessed value of other commercial and…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. Co. v. ForstCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Harris v. Board of Trustees UniversityDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2012
- Stephen Rindley, D.D.S. v. Thomas Gallagher, Marshall Brothers, D.D.S.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. John James, Commissioner of Revenue of the State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Johnny L. Grandison v. John H. Smith, MayorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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