Colle Towing Co. v. Harrison County

The question presented for decision in this case is whether a county is liable in quantum meruit for rent on personal property when there is no valid contract with the board of supervisors for such rental.

The case was tried before the circuit judge without a jury upon an agreed statement of facts which discloses the following:

Harrison County is the owner of the d’Iberville Bridge across the Back Bay of Biloxi, a navigable body of water, which bridge is of steel and concrete construction and contains a draw span for the passage of navigation. On or about June 23, 1939, the piling supporting…