Legal Opinion

City of Middlesboro v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 7, 1952PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUNCAN, Justice.

In accordance with the provisions of KRS 276.480 the appellee, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, on October 10, 1950, filed its application with the Railroad Commission of Kentucky for authority to discontinue its passenger trains 11 and 12 affording passenger service between Pineville, Kentucky, and the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.

After hearing the application, the Commission found that the service involved was being operated at a substantial loss and that there was no reasonable probability for economic improvement of this condition. Discontinuance of the service…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. GarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Robert R. Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Greenbrier Distillery Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
  5. Southern Ry. Co. in Ky. v. Frankfort Distillery Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Georgia Power Co. v. Allied Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kentucky Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
  3. Railroad Commission v. Illinois Cent. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1954
  4. Georgia Power Co. v. Allied Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Louisville Historical League, Inc. v. louisville/jefferson County Metro GovernmentKentucky Supreme Court · 2025

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