Dover Drainage District v. Pancoast

— -Bill of complaint was filed for the foreclosure of certain drainage assessments. The District was created and exists under the General Drainage Law, Sections 1451 (1098) Comp. Gen. Laws. The bill sets forth generally and briefly the organization of the district, the levying and non-payment of the taxes, a description of the lands proceeded against and the amount chargeable to each tract.

It was the contention of the appellees in the court below, and it is their contention here, that the proof shows that the assessments made under the statute against the appellees’ lands were not based on…