Legal Opinion
South Plains Switching, Ltd. v. BNSF Railway Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided May 19, 2008No. 07-06-0165-CVPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYD, Senior Justice (Retired).
This case arises because of disputes between South Plains Switching, Ltd. Co. (SAW), South Plains Lamesa Railroad, L.L.C. (SLAL), and Burlington Northern Railway Company, formerly known as Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF).
History
Because of the convoluted and extensive history of these disputes, it is necessary to go into that history in some detail. BNSF is a Class I railroad whose principal business is the transportation of freight in the western, midwestern, and southwestern regions of the United States. SAW and SLAL are known as…
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