Commissioners of Drainage District v. Cooper
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Lee county; the Hon. John B. Crabtree, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice Craig
delivered the opinion of the court:
Appellees, the commissioners of Inlet Swamp Drainage District, in Lee county, filed their petition in the county court of that county to annex certain lands to said district,—among other tracts the west half of the northeast quarter of section 29, in Alto township, in said county,— under section 58 of the Levee act. They alleged as grounds for such annexation that the owners of the lands sought to be annexed had made connection with the ditches or drains within the district or that said lands are or may be benefited by the work of such…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People ex rel. Wilcox v. BarberIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- Gar Creek Drainage District v. WagnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
- People ex rel. Baron v. Drainage District No. 3Illinois Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by6 opinions
- Commissioners of Drainage District No. 5 v. ArnoldIllinois Supreme Court · 1943
- Commissioners of Pigeon Creek Drainage District v. FrankIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
- Inlet Swamp Drainage District v. MehlhausenIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
- Okaw Drainage District v. Two Mile Slough Drainage DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
- Lawrence County Consolidated Drainage District v. LackeyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
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