Legal Opinion
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and the Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1974No. 74-1203PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant-National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) 1 brought this action under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., to compel arbitration by appellee-Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MoPac) of a dispute over the use of certain rail lines owned by MoPac’s subsidiary, appellee-Texas and Pacific Railway Company (Texas and Pacific). The district court dismissed Amtrak’s complaint. We reverse.
The background of the case is fairly simple. In March of 1974, a dispute arose between Amtrak and MoPae concerning the extent of service required to be furnished…
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- Wilko v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Robert Lawrence Company, Inc. v. Devonshire Fabrics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
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