Northwestern Ice & Cold Storage Co. v. Multnomah County

This action was brought by the plaintiff as an abutting property owner to recover damages for injury caused by a change of grade on S. E. Morrison and S. E. Belmont streets, pursuant to ORS 373.040. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and the defendant appeals.

The record discloses that plaintiff operates a refrigeration and cold storage plant in Block 45 of East Portland, which abuts on S. E. Belmont street, S. E. Morrison street and S. E. First avenue. In 1955 the defendant commenced the construction of a viaduct over Morrison and Belmont streets and pillars were erected on these…