Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Sedgwick

Tbe Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, appellee, whose right of way in part lies within the boundaries of the Orton Slough Drainage District, in Woodbury County, Iowa, was assessed for a portion of the cost of said improvement. The amount assessed against appellee and certified to the county treasurer for collection was $500. This action was commenced in equity, to enjoin the treasurer from collecting this assessment. It is alleged in the petition that no notice of the proposed improvement or of the levy of the assessment was served upon appellee, and that, because of such failure on the…