Muscoda Bridge Co. v. Worden-Allen Co.

The facts in this case are not seriously in dispute. The controversy arises largely over the conclusions of law to be drawn from the facts.

The history of the present system of highway legislation begins with the year 1911, when the state highway commission was created, and a definite attempt was made to unify the highways of the state so as to make a complete highway system therein suitable for modern conditions of travel. The highway commission was given large and comprehensive powers, which powers have been added to from time to time up to the present. The system of highway construction…