Hume v. Little Flat Rock Draining Ass'n

— This was an appeal to the circuit court of Henry county, by William Hume, the appellant also in this court, as the owner in fee simple of certain parcels of real estate, particularly described in said county, from certain assessments of benefits, assessed and charged against the said parcels of real estate, on account of the construction of a certain ditch or drain by the appellee. On the trial of the matters arising on said appeal, by a jury in the circuit court, a verdict was returned for the appellee, in effect affirming the assessments appealed from. The appellant’s motion for a new…