Holland v. Grant County

This is a suit to enjoin the county court of Grant county, Oregon, acting for the county, from removing a bridge across the John Day river.

The trial court denied the plaintiffs the relief sought, and from the court’s decree they appeal.

The facts disclose that the bridge in question was originally erected as a part of the county road system; later the county road and bridge became a part of the state highway system. In 1955 the state of Oregon abandoned a portion of the old highway, constructed a new bridge at a different point across the river, and returned the abandoned portion of the…