Chandler v. Washington Toll Bridge Authority

Elbert M. Chandler instituted this action against Washington toll bridge authority, demanding judgment for over eighty-two thousand dollars, basing his demand upon services which he performed by way of the preparation of estimates, surveys, maps, and other items which he prepared prior to 1936 in connection with the then proposed construction of a toll bridge across that portion of Puget sound known as the “Tacoma narrows.” In his complaint, plaintiff alleged that the material which he prepared was adopted by the defendant, an administrative agency of the state of Washington, to its profit…