Dardenne Levee District v. James Smith and George Capehart

SATZ, Judge.

In 1954, the Circuit Court of St. Charles County entered a judgment approving a petition for the formation of the Dardenne Levee District (Levee District). The judgment specifically approved the formation of the Levee District “for a term of twenty years.” In 1980, the Levee District moved the court to change the term of years from twenty to ninety-nine years by an order nunc pro tunc.1 The motion was denied. The Levee District appeals. We affirm.

In 1954, Chapter 245 RSMo 1949 authorized landowners to form a levee district to reclaim or protect swamp, wet or overflowed land. §…