Almand v. Board of Drainage Commissioners
Supreme Court of Georgia
The Court of Appeals asked for instructions from the'Supreme Court upon the following questions (Cases 8070, 8071) : “The Board of Drainage Commissioners of Haynes Creek District was duly created a body corporate under and by virtue of the provisions of the act of 1911 (Acts 1911, pp. 108 to 132, inclusive; Park’s Annotated Code, §§.439 (a) et seq.). A, not a petitioner for the creation of such drainage district, owns land within the district, and is served with a summons as…
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The Court of Appeals asked for instructions from the'Supreme Court upon the following questions (Cases 8070, 8071) : “The Board of Drainage Commissioners of Haynes Creek District was duly created a body corporate under and by virtue of the provisions of the act of 1911 (Acts 1911, pp. 108 to 132, inclusive; Park’s Annotated Code, §§.439 (a) et seq.). A, not a petitioner for the creation of such drainage district, owns land within the district, and is served with a summons as required by the .act (Park’s Annotated Code, § 439 (b)). No damage is awarded him by the engineer and the viewers; and…
1Opinion of the Court
■ George, J.
1. The act of the legislature, approved August 19, 1911,, provided for the establishment of a system of drainage and the means for carrying into effect the requirements of the act. Acts 1911, p. 108; Park’s Code, § 439(a) et seq. The first section of the act provides: “The clerk of the superior court, together with the board of commissioners of roads and revenues, or, if there be no such board, with ordinary of any county of the State of Georgia, shall constitute a court to have jurisdiction, power, and authority to establish a levee or drainage district or districts in his…
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