Eden Drainage District v. Swaim

Ethridge, C.

This case involves a question of whether a drainage district with local commissioners has the power to buy an undivided interest in lands from private individuals, not for drainage purposes, and thereby to assume the correlative rights and duties of a cotenant. The matter is' here from a decree overruling appellant’s demurrer *395to cross-bill and motion to strike the answer of appellees. Hence appellant admits all material facts well pleaded by appellees, so the averments of the pleadings will be outlined in some detail. Griffith, Miss. Chancery Practice (2d ed. 1951), Secs. 288, 367.