Comrs. of Washington v. . Gaines

The question, sufficient for purposes of determining this appeal, is this: May plaintiffs, under the facts agreed, convey the lands in-question, freed of liability to further assessment for purpose of raising funds with which to pay indebtedness of the drainage districts in which the lands lie? The answer is No.

A sufficient reason for such answer appears upon the face of the records in the foreclosure proceedings, Numbers 52 and 54, under which Washington County acquired title to said lands, that is, that the court did, not acquire jurisdiction over the holders of the outstanding bonds of the…