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VEPCO v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co.
No. 081294Supreme Court of Virginia
081294 VEPCO v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co. 09/18/2009 (Revised 09/22/2009) In a contract dispute between a railroad and two utility companies over periodic cost adjustments to rates charged by the railroad for t…
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081294 VEPCO v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co. 09/18/2009 (Revised 09/22/2009) In a contract dispute between a railroad and two utility…
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081294 VEPCO v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co. 09/18/2009 (Revised 09/22/2009) In a contract dispute between a railroad and two utility companies over periodic cost adjustments to rates charged by the railroad for transportation of coal to an electricity generating facility, the circuit court correctly determined that the contract was unambiguous in specifying the applicable cost adjustment factor, did not err in striking certain affirmative defenses raised by the utilities to the railroad's claim for breach of the contract, and did not err in denying the utilities' motion to file an amended complaint. Although the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that certain pre-and post…
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081294 VEPCO v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co. 09/18/2009 (Revised 09/22/2009) In a contract dispute between a railroad and two utility companies over periodic cost adjustments to rates charged by the railroad for transportation of coal to an electricity generating facility, the circuit court correctly determined that the contract was unambiguous in specifying the applicable cost adjustment factor, did not err in striking certain affirmative defenses raised by the utilities to the railroad's claim for breach of the contract, and did not err in denying the utilities' motion to file an amended complaint. Although the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that certain pre-and post…
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