Payne v. Ward
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County. H. Z. Austin, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
In an action "brought to restrain them as trustees of the “Ward Drainage District” from bringing suits to collect from plaintiffs certain alleged illegal assess mente, the judgment was in favor of defendants from which the appeal has been taken. It is not disputed that said district was regularly established in accordance with and by virtue of the provisions of an act of the legislature to promote drainage, approved March 18, 1885 (Stats. 1885, p. 204). as amended in 1891 (Stats. 1891, p. 262), and also in 1909 (Stats 1909, p. 25), whereby a legislative scheme was provided for the drainage of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hagar v. Reclamation District No. 108Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- People Ex Rel. Chapman v. Sacramento Drainage Dist.California Supreme Court · 1909
- People v. HagarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1877
- Laguna Drainage District v. Martin Co.California Supreme Court · 1904
- Reclamation District No. 108 v. EvansCalifornia Supreme Court · 1882
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Philbrick v. HuffCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976