Legal Opinion
Sain v. Cypress Creek Drainage District
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 24, 1923PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCuüoch, C. J.
Cypress Creek Drainage District, composed of a large area embracing certain lands in Chicot, Desha and Drew counties, was created by special statute in the year 1911 for the purpose of constructing drains to relieve the lands in the district from accumulated waters. Theretofore the surface water from a considerable portion of the area included in this district had drained into thé Mississippi River through
Cypress Creek, and, in order to protect the lands from the Mississippi River overflow in times of high water, it was desired to close up the gap in the levee by damming up the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sudberry v. GravesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Dickerson v. Tri-County Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Road District No. 6 v. HallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Gibson v. SpikesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
- Alcorn v. Bliss-Cook Oak Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
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3Cited by10 opinions
- St. Francis Drainage District v. AustinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
- Donaghey v. LincolnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
- In re Drainage Dist. No. 7District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1938
- Board of Directors, St. Francis Levee Dist. v. MorledgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
- St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. Franklin-American Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
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