U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
CSX Transp., Inc. v. City of Sebree
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Ransey Guy Cole Jr.
- Filed
- May 14, 2019
- Case
- CSX Transp., Inc. v. City of Sebree
- Case status
- Decided
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COLE, Chief Judge. In 1966, the City of Sebree, Kentucky (the "City") enacted an ordinance requiring CSX Transportation, Inc.'s ("CSX") predecessor to obtain approval from city council before commencing any maintenance or construction project that would result in any change in grade at any of the six railroad crossings in Sebree. After a dispute surrounding the ordinance in 1979, the pr…
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