Thoeming v. Hawkins

The defendants in error filed their bill of complaint in the circuit court of Douglas county alleging that they were the owners of lands in Drainage District No. 5 of the town of Tuscola, county of Douglas, State of Illinois; that the commissioners adopted plans for additional work in the district and classified the lands of the district for the purpose of assessment to pay for such work and fixed a time for hearing objections to the classification; that the complainants appeared and objected to the classification but it was confirmed; that within ten days after the classification was…