Horn v. Adams

Opinion op the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Reversing.

The question on this appeal is whether a drainage district may be organized within the limits of an established drainage district to meet the peculiar needs of a portion of the district.

The question arises in the following way: Prior to the proceeding the Daviess county court, on the petition of a large number of landowners, organized the Panther Creek Drainage District for the purpose of straightening, widening and deepening Panther creek, which is a large stream with two forks, known as North Panther and South Panther, with…