Legal Opinion
Thomas R. Crowel v. Marshall County Drainage Board
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided July 30, 2012No. 50S03-1202-MI-71PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Thomas Crowel appeals a Marshall County Drainage Board order assessing him a portion of a drain-reconstruction project’s costs, contending that he receives no benefit from the project because his land was adequately drained before the reconstruction. We affirm the assessment because under Indiana law, all landowners whose surface water flows into a drain receive a benefit by virtue of that drainage.
Background
The Indiana Drainage Law, Ind.Code §§ 36-9-27-1 to -114 (2007), establishes an extensive and detailed regulatory scheme for addressing drainage issues. It creates a…
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