Legal Opinion
Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. City of West Palm Beach
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 27, 2001No. 00-14434PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RESTANI, Judge:
Appellant Florida East Coast Railway Company (“FEC”) seeks reversal of the district court’s final judgment denying declaratory and injunctive relief against ap-pellee City of West Palm Beach (“West Palm Beach” or “the City”). FEC sought a determination from the district court that the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (“ICCTA”), 49 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. (1994 and Supp.1998), preempts the City’s application of zoning and occupational license ordinances against the operations of Rinker Materials Corporation (“Rinker”) on property leased from FEC. We hold that the…
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