State v. Vantage Bridge Co.

This action was commenced in the superior court for Thurston county in the name of the state, by the Attorney General and the state highway engineer, seeking a decree enjoining the defendants from proceeding with the construction of a toll bridge over the Columbia river in pursuance of a franchise granted by the commissioners of Kittitas and Grant counties. A trial upon.the merits resulted in the in-junctive relief sought by the state, and from the judgment entered, this appeal is prosecuted.

The Columbia river is a navigable, interstate stream. It forms the boundary between Kittitas and Grant…