HORN & HARDART CO. v. NAT. R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 85-5722.

793 F.2d 356 (1986)

HORN & HARDART COMPANY, Appellant v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen R. Snyder, Washington, D.C., with whom Robert J. Elliott and Stephen A. Goldberg, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellant.

John C. Morland, with whom Christopher M. Klein, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellee.

Before: STARR and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges, and WRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge WRIGHT.

STARR, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is taken from the District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, more commonly known as "Amtrak." The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in its interpretation of termination provisions contained in three 1980 leases between Amtrak, as owner of...

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