C. D. Mathews Estate, Inc. v. Olive Branch Drainage

KEENER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the question whether a United States District Court has jurisdiction of an action to recover on defaulted bonds issued by a Drainage District pursuant to the Illinois statute which provides for payment thereof solely out of assessments levied against benefited lands. Because the complaint prayed a general money judgment against the district and mandamus to compel the commissioners thereof to perform their duties necessary for the enforcement of such judgment, the District Court concluded that it had no jurisdiction over the subject matter and…