Legal Opinion
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Sny Island Levee Drainage District
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided July 20, 2015No. 13-3144PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD MILLS, U.S. District Judge:
The Sny Island Levee Drainage District is the oldest Drainage District in Illinois. It was established in 1880, shortly after the passage of the Illinois Drainage Law in 1879. It consists of about 114,000 acres in the counties of Adams, Calhoun and Pike in the State of Illinois and is about 60 miles long on the east bank of the Mississippi River, with most of the land being in Pike County.
Kansas City Southern Railway Company and Norfolk Southern Railway Company operate portions of their railroads over land located within the Sny which consists,…
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- Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. Gerald D. Bair, Director of the Department of Revenue of Iowa, Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. Gerald D. Bair, Director of the Department of Revenue of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. KoellerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Sny Island Levee Drainage DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016