Legal Opinion
Adrian & Blissfield Railroad v. Village of Blissfield
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2008No. 07-1664PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
The Village of Blissfield (“the Village”) appeals the judgment of the district court granting declaratory relief to Adrian & Blissfield Railroad Company (“the Railroad”). After a bench trial, the district court held that the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (“Termination Act” or “ICCTA”) of 1995, 49 U.S.C. §§ 10101-16106, preempted a Michigan statute requiring the Railroad to pay for pedestrian crossings installed by the Village across the Railroad’s tracks and sidewalks near the Railroad’s property. For the following reasons, we REVERSE…
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