Vandalia Levee & Drainage District v. Vandalia Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
• Writ of Error to the County Court of Fayette county; the Hon. Michael O’Donnell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke
This is a writ of error sued out to review a judgment of the county court of Fayette county confirming drainage assessments against lands of plaintiffs in error, the Vandalia Railroad Company, the Illinois Central Railroad Company, the town of Sefton, Moses Hutchins, Sarah J. Hutchins, Flora Dawdy and Eva Webb, lying within the boundaries of the Vandalia Levee and Drainage District, in Fayette county.
The drainage district was organized in September,. 1903, under the Levee act, and an original assessment of benefits was confirmed by the county court against all the lands in the district. Moses…
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- Vandalia Levee & Drainage District v. HutchinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
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