Jackson v. Smith

This controversy arises out of the proceedings of the common council of the city of K'okomo ordering that walls be placed along the banks of a watercourse, which flows through the city and is part of its system of drainage, and directing an assessment upon private property to pay the expense of making the improvement. The appellant seeks to quiet her title and asserts that the proceedings were absolutely void.

It will make our path the easier to travel if we first dispose of some matters which, although of a preliminary nature, are important. This action is a collateral and not a direct attack…