1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 653 F.3d
  5. 653 F.3d 496 (2011)
 

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. KOELLER

No. 10-2333.

653 F.3d 496 (2011)

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Russell E. KOELLER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 27, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Brown (argued), Attorney, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO, Everett B. Gibson , Attorney, Bateman Gibson , Memphis, TN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Mark G. Arnold (argued), Attorney, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act ("4-R Act") prevents states and their subdivisions from imposing discriminatory taxes against railroad carriers. 49 U.S.C. § 11501. In 2008, the Sny Island Levee Drainage District ("Sny Island" or "District"), a subdivision of Illinois, changed its long-standing method for calculating assessments due from railroads and other properties within its system. Two rail carriers — Kansas...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases