Bailey Service & Supply Corp. v. State Ex Rel. Road Commission

TUCKETT, Justice:

The State appeals from a judgment awarding damages to the plaintiff which arose out of the erection of a viaduct on Fourth South Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In the year 1970, the State Road Commission undertook to replace a viaduct on Fourth South Street which spanned the railroad tracks in the vicinity. About the time the street improvements were undertaken and for a number of years prior thereto, plaintiff had owned the warehouse fronting upon Fourth South Street. Access to the warehouse was gained from the south side of Fourth South Street which permitted vehicles to…