Legal Opinion
Soo Line Railroad v. Minnesota Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 13, 1981No. 51126PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
On February 24,1978, the City of Bemidji requested the Minnesota Department of Transportation to investigate the closing of the Irvine Avenue bridge over the Soo Line Railroad tracks. Proceedings were conducted before a hearing examiner who recommended that a new bridge, 18 feet wide, be built at the expense of Soo Line Railroad.
Soo Line filed exceptions to the hearing examiner’s report with the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The commissioner agreed that a new bridge was needed, but concluded that it should be 28 feet wide, with the cost of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce v. Minnesota Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Minneapolis Van & Warehouse Co. v. St. Paul Terminal Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
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