Jackson v. State ex rel. Dyar

The appellee’s complaint seeks to enforce a drainage assessment, levied under the act of April 8th, 1881. The sufficiency of this complaint is challenged upon two grounds: First. That there was not such notice as the statute requires, for the reason that there was but nineteen days notice, instead of twenty as the statute requires. Second. That it fails to show that the appellant, or his granto.r, was a party to the original proceedings.

Of these in their order: First. There was notice, and, al-' though defective, the order based upon it was not void. This doctrine is affirmed in many cases.…