Gledhill v. State

The plaintiff seeks to recover damages from the state, sustained by himself and as assignee of the claims of 19 others, by reason of the construction of a temporary bridge by the state across a watercourse on a state highway. The state appeals from a judgment of approximately $25,000 in favor of plaintiff.

The suit was brought against the’ state under the provision of the state Constitution which prohibits the taking or damaging of private property for public use without just compensation. In September, 1928, a steel span bridge at the location involved washed out by a heavy rainfall and…