City of Harlem v. State Highway Commission

This is an appeal from an order dismissing and dissolving an injunction prohibiting the State Highway Commission from proceeding with construction of a primary highway project by-passing the City of Harlem, Montana.

For many years Highway No. 2, a primary highway, has been located adjacent to the business district of Harlem, Montana. On June 26, 1957, an agreement was executed between the State Highway Commission and the United States Bureau of Public Roads wherein the State Highway Commission agreed to construct 4.7 miles of secondary highway which would bypass the Harlem business district.…