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The Electrical Deregulation Fiasco: Looking To Regulatory Federalism To Promote A Balance Between Markets And The Provision Of Public Goods, Jim Rossi
Michigan Law Review
Over the last thirty years, regulators have deregulated just about every regulated industry. In no industry has deregulation raised as much fear and concern as in electric power markets. Even before the Enron debacle, a crisis that is more about the failures of corporate than regulatory law, it was clear that something had gone seriously wrong in the turn towards deregulation of electric power. Recent events in California are illustrative. In early 2000, consumers in California, the first state to deregulate retail power markets on a mass scale, saw repeated months of power interruptions. Many utility customers experienced a risk …
Noise And The Law, George A. Spater
Noise And The Law, George A. Spater
Michigan Law Review
For practical purposes the discussion of the law of noise can be considered in two parts: first, the rights of a complainant against a private person and second, the rights of a complainant against the government or an agency acting by government authority.
Icc Conditions Merger Approval Upon Retention Of Jurisdiction To Allow Inclusion Of Additional Railroads In The Future, Michigan Law Review
Icc Conditions Merger Approval Upon Retention Of Jurisdiction To Allow Inclusion Of Additional Railroads In The Future, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
In two recent merger proceedings under section 5(2) of the Interstate Commerce Act, Seaboard Air Line R.R. - Merger-Atlantic Coast Line R.R. and Norfolk & W. Ry. and New York, C. & St. L. R.R.-Merger, the Interstate Commerce Commission imposed conditions" whereby it retained jurisdiction over the proceedings for five years to allow specified railroads to petition for inclusion in the new railway systems. Their inclusion would be ordered if found by the Commission, after a full hearing, to be consistent with the public interest.
Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 Filing Procedures For Railroad, Utility, And Other Corporate Debtors: Some Suggestions, Daniel R. Elliott Jr.
Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 Filing Procedures For Railroad, Utility, And Other Corporate Debtors: Some Suggestions, Daniel R. Elliott Jr.
Michigan Law Review
After a brief discussion of the provisions of Article 9 peculiarly applicable to the long-term mortgage, a portion of this comment will review the relevant statutes and case authority in force prior to the effective date of the Code in various states and still applicable in others. More specifically, it will examine the special treatment accorded certain types of corporate indentures, particularly those securing the debt of railroads and other public utilities. Second, an attempt will be made to explain the probable solutions to the problems raised by the filing requirements of Article 9 as promulgated in each jurisdiction and …
Labor Law - Norris - Laguardia Act - Federal Courts Without Jurisdiction To Enjoin Strike In Support Of Demand That No Jobs Be Abolished Without Railiway Union's Consent, David G. Hill
Michigan Law Review
Respondent railroad sought authority from the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to reduce the number of its station agents. Petitioner union not only contested but also demanded of the railroad that the following provision be added to the existing collective bargaining agreement: "No position in existence on December 3, 1957, will be abolished or discontinued except by agreement between the carrier and the organization." The commission thereafter found maintenance of the particular jobs to be wasteful and issued a mandatory order directing their abandonment. When the union prepared to strike in support of its demanded contract provision, the railroad sought …
Administrative Law - Powers Of Agencies - The Interstate Commerce Commission And Discontinuance Of Railroads Under The Transportation Act Of 1958, Robert A. Smith
Administrative Law - Powers Of Agencies - The Interstate Commerce Commission And Discontinuance Of Railroads Under The Transportation Act Of 1958, Robert A. Smith
Michigan Law Review
The Transportation Act of 1958 amended the Interstate Commerce Act by authorizing railroad discontinuance of interstate train or ferry operations by posting advance notices thereof. The Interstate Commerce Commission can investigate such discontinuances either upon complaint or its own motion, and may require continuance of service if, after hearing, it finds such operation required by public convenience and necessity and not unduly burdensome to interstate commerce. Public Law 85-625, August 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 568.
Hunt: Law And Locomotives: The Impact Of The Railroad On Wisconsin Law In The Nineteenth Century, Alan N. Polasky
Hunt: Law And Locomotives: The Impact Of The Railroad On Wisconsin Law In The Nineteenth Century, Alan N. Polasky
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Law and Locomotives: The Impact of the Railroad on Wisconsin Law in the Nineteenth Century. By Robert S. Hunt.
Workmen's Compensation - Federal Employers' Liability Act - Coverage Under 1939 Amendment, Robert J. Hoerner
Workmen's Compensation - Federal Employers' Liability Act - Coverage Under 1939 Amendment, Robert J. Hoerner
Michigan Law Review
In 1956 the Supreme Court handed down two decisions interpreting the 1939 Amendment to the Federal Employers' Liability Act which substantially extended the act's coverage. The purpose of this short comment is to examine this extension and its impact on the perennial controversy between advocates of the FELA on the one hand and workmen's compensation on the other.
Lecht: Experience Under Railway Labor Legislation, Sylvester Petro
Lecht: Experience Under Railway Labor Legislation, Sylvester Petro
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Experience Under Railway Labor Legislation. By Leonard A. Lecht.
Negligence - Causation - Liability Under Statute For Injury Resulting From Fire Started By Railroad Locomotive, Howard. N. Thiele, Jr. S.Ed.
Negligence - Causation - Liability Under Statute For Injury Resulting From Fire Started By Railroad Locomotive, Howard. N. Thiele, Jr. S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Sparks from defendant's train started a fire on defendant's right of way which spread toward plaintiff's farm. Plaintiff, in an attempt to contain the fire, plowed a fire guard along the edge of his property. While driving his tractor to a safe place after completing the last furrow, he ran over a root or limb which flew up and struck him in the eye, causing blindness. In the trial court plaintiff recovered from the railroad under an Oklahoma statute which specified that "Any railroad company operating any line in this state shall be liable for all damages sustained by fire …
Negligence - Duty Of Care - Effect Of Public Carrier's Financial Capacity On Liability, John E. Riecker S.Ed.
Negligence - Duty Of Care - Effect Of Public Carrier's Financial Capacity On Liability, John E. Riecker S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff sustained injuries when she fell between defendant's subway car and a platform directly opposite the car door. The cause assigned was the pressure from the closely packed crowd of subway passengers during a rush hour which resulted in plaintiff's being "carried by the crowd" into a position of danger. Defendant had shifted extra guards to the overcrowded area. No evidence of disorderliness or gang action appeared. In an action for damages due to defendant's negligence in failing to control the crowd, held, for defendant. Callaghan v. New York City Transit System, 204 Misc. 236, 125 N.Y.S. (2d) …
Negligence - Duties Of Railroad - Landowner Toward Frequent Trespasser - Limitations On Rights Of Trespasser, William D. Keeler S.Ed.
Negligence - Duties Of Railroad - Landowner Toward Frequent Trespasser - Limitations On Rights Of Trespasser, William D. Keeler S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The duties of a landowner toward one who enters the land without consent may no longer be determined, in many cases, by merely stating the fact that the intruder is a trespasser whose presence is unknown to the landowner. This comment will discuss an area in which the relationship of landowner and trespasser inter se has been greatly altered, and will deal in particular with a class of cases which serve to limit the expanded rights of the trespasser.
Venue-The Need For A Change In The Venue Provisions Of The Federal Employers' Liability Act, S. I. Shuman S.Ed.
Venue-The Need For A Change In The Venue Provisions Of The Federal Employers' Liability Act, S. I. Shuman S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
In response to the need created by a highly dangerous era of railroad employment, and subsequent to the passage of similar legislation in Europe, there was enacted in 1906 a Federal Employers' Liability Act. The attempted coverage of the first FELA was too broad to withstand the constitutional scrutiny of a five-to-four Supreme Court, and it consequently remained for the Congress of 1908 to enact valid legislation for the protection of the railroad employee. Whether or not: the FELA is the most efficacious solution to the problem of the injured railroad employee continues to be warmly debated, but for the …
Equity-Criminal Contempt-Violation Of Court Order Or Decree-Attorney's Responsibility, Warren K. Urbom S.Ed.
Equity-Criminal Contempt-Violation Of Court Order Or Decree-Attorney's Responsibility, Warren K. Urbom S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Employees of R, while on strike, picketed in the vicinity of a warehouse that was owned by X hut a part of which had been rented by R. The warehouse was served by two railroad spur tracks and two streets. Attempts to deliver goods to the warehouse via the railroad tracks were physically obstructed by the pickets, whereupon a temporary injunction issued restraining employees from "picketing ... plaintiff's railroad tracks and spur tracks or right of way or property in any manner whatsoever .... " Thereafter, on the strength of an attorney's advice, the employees maintained pickets fourteen …
Federal Procedure - Judgments - Motion For Judgment Notwithstanding The Verdict Required Before Appellate Court Can Enter Judgment, Joseph M. Kortenhof, S.Ed.
Federal Procedure - Judgments - Motion For Judgment Notwithstanding The Verdict Required Before Appellate Court Can Enter Judgment, Joseph M. Kortenhof, S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Petitioner brought suit against respondent railroad under the Jones Act for the wrongful death of her husband. At the completion of all the evidence, the railroad moved to dismiss the complaint and further asked for a directed verdict. The trial court submitted the case to the jury reserving its decision on the motion. A verdict was returned for the petitioner. Within ten days of the verdict, the railroad moved to have the verdict set aside on the ground that it was excessive, contrary to the law, to the evidence, and to the weight of the evidence. Two months later the …
Negligence-Federal Employer's Liability Act-Extension Of The Safe Place To Work Doctrine, Charles E. Oldfather S.Ed.
Negligence-Federal Employer's Liability Act-Extension Of The Safe Place To Work Doctrine, Charles E. Oldfather S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, a lumber inspector employed by the defendant railroad, was inspecting railroad ties on a dock owned by an independent lumber company. The employees of the lumber company had piled the ties so that the ends were either flush with or protruded over the edge of the dock. In order to inspect the ends, the plaintiff assumed a ''bent-over" position in which his right foot was on the edge of the dock, his left hand on the pile and his left foot suspended in the air. After losing his balance, he placed his left foot on the dock where it …
Municipal Corporations--Annexation-Violation Of Due Process, Joseph M. Kortenhof S.Ed.
Municipal Corporations--Annexation-Violation Of Due Process, Joseph M. Kortenhof S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The City of Silver Grove brought a proceeding to incorporate within its boundaries a parcel of defendant railroad's land under a general law of annexation. It was shown that the land sought to be annexed contained nothing but switchyards, roundhouses, refrigeration plants and other facilities designed exclusively for railroad purposes. It was further shown that the city could make no use of the land nor could it benefit the land in any way since the railroad had complete electrical, sanitation and police facilities. Defendant railroad entered a remonstrance to which the city generally demurred. The trial court sustained the demurrer. …
Negligence-Last Clear Chance-Plaintiff's Ignorance Of Danger When He Is Not Ignorant Of The Instrumentality Which Causes His Injury, John Yates
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, a boy twelve years of age, was struck by a locomotive of defendant railroad and suffered severe injuries. Defendant engineer, who had noticed plaintiff walking toward the track, could have stopped the train when he first observed plaintiff but did not because he had seen plaintiff look over his shoulder at the approaching train. The train could not be stopped after plaintiff had stepped onto the track. Plaintiff admitted seeing the train when it was 400 feet distant and that he had miscalculated the time necessary to cross in front of it. On appeal from judgment against both defendants, …
Negligence-Proof Of Causation, Walter Dean
Negligence-Proof Of Causation, Walter Dean
Michigan Law Review
Decedent, a passenger on defendant's railroad was bound for X Terminal. The car doors were open and a trainman called out, "X Terminal, next," but the train stopped in the dark at point Y before reaching the announced destination to allow another train to pass. Decedent's body was found near point Y. Suit was brought by decedent's widow under the state "wrongful death" statutes. The lower court held that the plaintiff's failure to show that decedent left the train at point Y was a fatal gap in the causal chain, and gave judgment for the defendant notwithstanding the …
Courts-Validity Of Contracts Restricting Venue In Actions Under The Federal Employers' Liability Act, John C. Walker S. Ed.
Courts-Validity Of Contracts Restricting Venue In Actions Under The Federal Employers' Liability Act, John C. Walker S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Petitioner suffered injuries in the course of his duties as an employee of respondent railroad. Subsequently, respondent advanced money to petitioner and the latter agreed in writing that if his claim could not be settled he would sue only in the county or district where he resided at the time of the injury, or in the county or district where the injury was sustained. This agreement restricted petitioner's choice of venue to either a state or federal court sitting in Michigan. Ignoring the contract, petitioner sued in an Illinois court. Respondent then brought suit in the Michigan courts to enjoin …
Taxation-Income Tax-Deductions-Expenses Incurred In The Pursuit Of Business-Commuter Expense, Joseph R. Brookshire S.Ed.
Taxation-Income Tax-Deductions-Expenses Incurred In The Pursuit Of Business-Commuter Expense, Joseph R. Brookshire S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The taxpayer, a lawyer, had resided in Jackson, Mississippi for approximately thirty-five years, and had maintained a law office there for more than twenty years. In 1927 he accepted a position as general solicitor for a railroad whose main office was in Mobile, Alabama. Although the taxpayer's work was devoted entirely to the railroad's business, he refused to abandon his long established connections in Jackson because his position was yearly, appointive, and therefore uncertain. Arrangements were made with the railroad whereby the taxpayer allocated his time between the two cities, but also bore the traveling expenses between, and the living …
Negligence - Duty To Control Conduct Of Another - Landowner's Duty To Those Outside His Premises, Michigan Law Review
Negligence - Duty To Control Conduct Of Another - Landowner's Duty To Those Outside His Premises, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
In violation of its rules prohibiting trespassing, defendant railroad's signal maintenance man invited a third person to shoot ducks from the signal tower. The trespasser, while in the tower, negligently shot plaintiff's decedent, who was shooting on adjacent land. Held, the defendant company did not violate its duty to use care commensurate with known danger, hence was not liable. DeRyss v. New York Cent. Ry., 275 N. Y. 85, 9 N. E. (2d) 788 (1937).
Compulsory Construction Of New Lines Of Railroad, Kenneth F. Burgess
Compulsory Construction Of New Lines Of Railroad, Kenneth F. Burgess
Michigan Law Review
In the half century of public regulation of railroads in the United States, regulatory legislation has dealt primarily with functions incident to the operation of existing enterprises. The basic concept has been that railroad corporations as common carriers have voluntarily assumed obligations to the public which the public has a right to require to be performed.
Bill For The Nationalization Of Railroads, William W. Cook
Bill For The Nationalization Of Railroads, William W. Cook
Michigan Law Review
The great Mississippi Valley from the Alleghanies to the Rockies and from the Lakes to the Gulf dominates the Federal Government. It sends 231 of the 435 Representatives and 48 of the 96 Senators to Congress. In its confines are 24 of the 48 states. It has an area of over a billion acres of land-over one-half of the United States. It has fifty million people-over one-half of the nation. Some day it will have two hundred and fifty million. It contains a new race of men-fused of many nations-strong, enduring, resilient.' To it and the South, as Elihu Root …