Legal Opinion
Nicolaus v. Bodine
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1968No. 10226PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEAR, Justice.
The issue presented is whether a Road District is obligated to repair an unsafe bridge within its jurisdiction when said bridge has not been properly abandoned. Our conclusion is that the bridge must be repaired.
This is a class action by plaintiffs, residents of the south side of the Spokane River in the Post Falls Road District. The defendants are commissioners of the district. On September 5, 1967, a written petition was presented to the defendants, pursuant to I.C. § 40-803, requesting repairs on the Greens Ferry bridge. On September 11, 1967 the defendants voted to close…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Florek v. Sparks Flying Service, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1961
- St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Naples Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1930
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