Royse v. Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad
Indiana Supreme Court
From Knox Circuit Court; O. H. Cobb, Judge. ■ Proceeding by Jobn Royse and others for the construction of a ditch and levee. The Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company and others filed a motion to dismiss the proceeding; and upon the overruling of the motion the case was appealed. From the action of the circuit court dismissing the proceeding, petitioners appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGillett, J.
Appellants filed in the office of the auditor of Knox county their petition showing that their lands would he “benefited or drained” by the straightening, widening, altering, and deepening of a certain watercourse, by the location and construction of a ditch, and by the establishing and building of a levee. It is alleged that the proposed drain is more than five miles in length, and that the construction of said work is necessary to drain and reclaim the land over which the same passes, as well as public roads thereon, and will be conducive to the public health, convenience, and welfare. The…
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