Legal Opinion

Strayer v. Taylor

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1903No. 20,103PublishedCited by 15 opinions

From Noble- Circuit Court; Anthony Deahl, Special Judge. Petition for the establishment of a ditch by John N. Strayer and others before the board of commissioners of Noble county. Henry L. Taylor and others filed a remonstrance. From a judgment of the circuit court dismissing the petition and vacating the judgment of the board establishing the ditch, the petitioners appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtGillett, C. J.

This proceeding was instituted by appellants under the act of April 21, 1881 (Acts 1881, p. 410), and the amended and supplemental legislation based thereon (§5655 ei seq. Burns 1901), to establish and construct a ditch having its head or source in Noble county and its outlet in Lagrange county. The transcript in the court below was filed therein by the auditor of Noble county, and such facts as appear concerning the proceedings prior' to the filing1 of such-transcript we take therefrom. There was a petition filed, which described in a general way the proposed ditch. It was averred in said…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Green v. ElliottIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Board of Commissioners of Huntington Co. v. HeastonIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Board of Commissioners v. ConnerIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Mitchell v. BainIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Goodrich v. StanglandIndiana Supreme Court · 1900

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Board of Commissioners v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Taylor v. StrayerIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Jay v. O'DonnellIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Aetna Life Insurance v. JonesIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
  5. State ex rel. Fast v. PopejoyIndiana Supreme Court · 1905

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