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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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