Legal Opinion

Jefferson County v. Louisville & N. R.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 21, 1951PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COMBS, .Justice.

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company plans to construct a railroad track from what is known as its “Strawberry Yards” in Jefferson County to an industrial plant now being constructed by the General Electric Company near the small town of Buechel, in Jefferson County. The proposed new track will be 5.75 miles in length,'and will cross three roads within the County. The Company filed application with the Jefferson County Fiscal Court for permission to lay its track across the three roads at grade level. The Fiscal Court denied the application for the expressed reason…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Texas & Pac. Ry. v. Gulf, Etc., Ry.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Missouri, K. & T. R. v. Texas & N. O. R.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
  4. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Hopkins CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
  5. Commonwealth v. Phoenix Amusement Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Railroad Co. v. Reading CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. P. & PR Co. v. Northern Pac. R. Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1954
  3. Chicago, M., St. P. & P. R. Co. v. Chicago & E. I. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
  4. The New York Central Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
  5. City of Harrodsburg v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1958

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