Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern Railroad v. Oklahoma Tax Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 28, 1987No. 86-337PublishedCited by 485 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The issue presented by this case is whether § 306 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, 49 U. S. C. § 11503, permits review by federal courts of alleged overvaluation of railroad property by state taxation authorities.
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In 1976, after 15 years of intermittent and inconclusive legislative action, Congress passed the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, Pub. L. 94-2Í0, 90 Stat. 31 (Act). The Act’s purpose, as stated in the congressional declaration of policy, was “to provide the means to rehabilitate and maintain the physical facilities, improve the…
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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
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