Tyler v. State ex rel. Wilson

In his verified complaint, in this case, the appellee’s relator alleged in substance, that it was the duty of the appellant, as trustee of Fairfield township, in Tippecanoe county, to keep in proper repair and remove obstructions from any and all ditches and drains in said township, theretofore constructed for the purpose of drainage, under any law then or theretofore in force in this State; that, pursuant to the act of March 11th, 1867, “to enable the owners of wet lands to *564•drain and reclaim them,”' etc., upon the application of one iSamuel M. Bennett, then the owner of certain described…