Wheeler v. Bogue Phalia Drainage District
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Washington county. HoN. E. N. Thomas, Chancellor. ■ Drainage proceedings by the Bogne Pkalia Drainage District. From a decree confirming an assessment by the drainage commission, Wheeler and Silby appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
This is an appeal from a decree confirming an assessment made by the drainage commissioners of Washington county, acting for the Bogue Phalia Drainage District. Appellants’ assignments of error will be set forth and decided seriatim..
First. “The assessment was void because there was no petition for the organization of a drainage district signed by the required number of landowners owning, the required number of acres of land, and the court had no jurisdiction to make any orders in connection with the organization of the drainage district or approving assessment rolls because it never acquired…
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