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Court weighs shareholder liability in Union Pacific case
The court questions why California could impose personal liability on Central Pacific stockholders while Union Pacific shareholders were exempt. It considers Congress intended both roads to be on equal footing, noting prior Illinois rulings and the governments subsidies. Judge Garber, presiding, lauds Judge Gilbert and calls the decision remarkable.
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