Legal Opinion
Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Webster County Board of Supervisors
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 24, 1995No. 95-1969PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company operates a railroad company with tracks located in Webster County, Iowa. The Webster County Board of Supervisors is the trustee for a drainage district and the railroad’s right-of-way crosses a ditch that the district maintains. As part of a project to widen the ditch, the board decided to enlarge the drain through the railroad’s right-of-way, and, pursuant to Iowa law, ordered the railroad to install a new culvert. When the railroad refused, the board built the culvert itself and commenced an action…
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