Legal Opinion
King County v. Burlington Northern RR Corp.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided November 10, 1994No. C93-1798GWPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WILSON, United States Magistrate Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This is an action for declaratory relief brought by King County (Washington) against the Burlington Northern Railroad Company (“BN”). The County seeks a judicial declaration, pursuant to Title 43, United States Code, Section 912, that certain land within its boundaries which was previously used by BN as a right of way, (1) has been abandoned by the Railroad, and (2) has been embraced by the County as a public highway legally established within one year of a declaration of abandonment by a court of competent jurisdiction.
The parties have…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. TownsendSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Lawson v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- State of Idaho v. Oregon Short Line R. Co.District Court, D. Idaho · 1985
- City of Buckley v. Burlington Northern Railroad Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1986
- Vieux v. East Bay Regional Park DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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