ATCHISON, T. & S. F. RY. CO. v. LENNEN

Nos. 80-4172, 80-4173, 80-4176, 80-4181 and 80-1690.

531 F.Supp. 220 (1981)

The ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Michael LENNEN, et al., Defendants. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OF the STATE OF KANSAS, et al., Defendants. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Michael LENNEN, et al., Defendants. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Michael LENNEN, et al., Defendants. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Philip W. MARTIN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Kansas.

July 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence E. Garrett, J. B. Reeves, Topeka, Kan., for plaintiff in 80-4172.

James P. Buchele, U. S. Atty., Topeka, Kan., for plaintiffs in 80-4172, 80-4173 and 80-4181.

Carol B. Bonebrake and John P. Quinlan, Dept. of Revenue, Topeka, Kan., Regan & McGannon, Wichita, Kan., for defendants in all cases.

Chester A. Arterburn, Jr., Sabatini, Waggener, Vincent & Arterburn, Topeka, Kan., for plaintiffs in 80-4173.

Mark L. Bennett, Jr., Davis & Bennett, Topeka, Kan., for plaintiffs in 80-4176 and 80-4181.

Alan F. Alderson, Steven C. Montgomery, Clarence J. Malone, Dept. of Revenue, Topeka, Kan., for defendants in 80-4176.

Robert C. Foulston, Stanley G. Andeel, Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt, Wichita, Kan., for plaintiffs in 80-1690.

Patrick J. Regan, James J. McGannon, Wichita, Kan., for defendants in 80-1690.

Wm. D. Rustin, Co. Counselor, Paul M. Buchanan, Asst. County Counselor, Wichita, Kan., Wendell J. Barker, Ottawa, Kan., Wm. F. Stahl, Junction City, Kan., Robert J. O'Connor, Jeff A. Roth, Wichita, Kan., Bert R. Hopper, Seward County Counselor, Smith, Greenleaf & Brooks, Liberal, Kan., Douglas L. Baker, Pittsburg, Kan., John E. Lang, Pottawatomie County Counselor, Westmoreland, Kan., Robert J. Frederick, Kearny County Atty., Lakin, Kan., Tom R. Smith, Liberal, Kan., Gale & Gale, Robert H. Gale, Jr., Syracuse, Kan., Douglas S. Brunson, Kiowa County Atty., Greensburg, Kan., Grant M. Glenn, Donald J. Horttor, Cosgrove, Webb & Oman, Topeka, Kan., Gordon A. Harness, Comanche County Atty., Coldwater, Kan., Thomas L. Wilson, Woodson County Atty., Yates Center, Kan., B. A. Lightfoot, Hodgeman County Atty., Jetmore, Kan., Hathaway & Kimball, Ulysses, Kan., John L. Weingart, Asst. Brown County Atty., Hiawatha, Kan., Daniel L. Love, Ford County Atty., Dodge City, Kan., Wm. Rex Lorson, Saline County Atty., Salina, Kan., Larry T. Solomon, Kingman, Kan., Mickey Carl Moorman, Meade County Atty., Meade, Kan., for county defendants.


MEMORANDUM

ROGERS, District Judge.

On June 17, 1981, this court issued an order ruling upon several motions filed in the above-captioned cases. In that order, the court promised that a more detailed memorandum would follow. This memorandum discusses the rulings made by this court in our previous order.

Background

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