Lobdell v. State Ex Rel. Board of Highway Directors

McFADDEN, Justice.

Mr. and Mrs. Lobdell, appellants herein, instituted this action in inverse condemnation, the basic facts of which are without dispute. They owned a certain tract of land situate in Newport (Oldtown), Bonner County, Idaho. Newport is adjacent to the boundary between Idaho and Washington, and the town of Newport, Washington. Appellants operated and maintained a business consisting of a service station, restaurant, bar and taxi service on the property involved. This property lies to the west of the Pend Oreille River, on U. S. Highway No. 2, with 300 feet of frontage. This…