Legal Opinion
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Company v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1969No. 27021_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The West Bank Port Facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is served by rail, and is located entirely on property owned or leased by the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission. The port is a general docking, mooring, warehousing, and rail facility. Connecting, interchange, and switching trackage totals some seventeen (17) miles in length.
On December 31, 1956, an operating agreement, providing for alternate control and responsibility for switching operations, was consummated between the parties to this litigation. The companies agreed to perform switching operations on a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Powell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. IdahoSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. v. Missouri Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
3Cited by2 opinions
- Jacintoport Corp. v. Greater Baton Rouge Port CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- City of Miami v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982