State v. Crossen-Nissen Co.

This is an appeal by the Montana State Highway Commission, plaintiff below, from a judgment of the district court of the twelfth judicial district denying the Highway Commission *253the right to condemn certain private property located within Blaine County.

The Highway Commission, in rebuilding U. S. Highway No. 2, has proposed bypassing the City of Harlem, Montana. This highway, as it presently exists, passes through Harlem. The proposed bypass route would be located south of Harlem. It would shorten Highway No. 2 by eight-tenths of a mile and would eliminate several sharp curves and turns that…