Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 7, 2000No. 97-7221 to 97-7223PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Consolidated Rail Corporation and National Railroad Passenger Corporation appeal from a summary judgment entered against them in favor of the City of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission requiring the railroads to pay for the refurbishment of a highway bridge. Because the question of ownership of the bridge was a matter governed by the state law of Pennsylvania, we certified that question to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. That court having now ruled that the City of Philadelphia owns the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Regional Rail Reorganization Act CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Greensburg, Jeannette & Pittsburg Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Heinlein v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- North Penna. R. R. v. Inland Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- City of Philadelphia v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
3Cited by5 opinions
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- City of New York v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- City of New York v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005