Commissioners of Saline Branch Drainage District v. Pilcher

This appeal is from a proceeding under the Illinois Drainage Code in which the commissioners of the Saline Branch Drainage District sought to levy assessments for annual maintenance work and additional drainage work. Following a hearing on the matter, the trial court found the proposed improvements were necessary and the court entered a judgment on the assessment roles of the drainage district. The objectors at the hearing appealed.

The issues on appeal are: whether the trial court erroneously restricted evidence of and gave too little consideration to esthetic, ecological and environmental…