Commissioners of Drainage District No. 1 v. Goembel

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the county court of Henry county in a matter pertaining to Drainage District No. 1 in Phenix township in said county. The commissioners of said district sought relief under section 37 of the Levee Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1941, chap. 42, par. 37) and in the petition presented to the county court prayed that an additional assessment of $4990 be extended against all the land in the district. Appellants have appealed direct to this court from a judgment overruling their objections and confirming the assessment roll.

The district consists of approximately…