Schroeder v. Multnomah County
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: John B. Oleland, Judge. Action of damages by Catherine Schroeder against Multnomah County for injuries received by her through the breaking of the footway on the Morrison-street Bridge in Portland. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained and plaintiff appeals.
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From Multnomah: John B. Oleland, Judge. Action of damages by Catherine Schroeder against Multnomah County for injuries received by her through the breaking of the footway on the Morrison-street Bridge in Portland. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained and plaintiff appeals. I. If a bridge over the Willamette River in Portland is under the exclusive management, control, and supervision of Multnomah County, and used by it as a thoroughfare for street cars, teams, wagons, foot passengers, and general highway purposes, it is a highway of the State and a legal county road: Follmer v. Nuckolls…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
This is an action against Multnomah County to recover damages for an injury received by the plaintiff on account of a defect in Morrison-street Bridge, alleged to have been due to the negligence of the defendant county, its officers and agents. Morrison-street Bridge spans the Willamette Biver in the City of Portland, and connects the streets on either side, making them a continuous public highway. The bridge was originally built and operated by a private corporation as a toll bridge, but in 1895 the legislature passed an act “to authorize the City of Portland” to acquire it by purchase or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- McFerren v. Umatilla CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1895
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