Espy Estate Co. v. Pacific County

This proceeding was brought in the superior court for a writ of mandate requiring the county commissioners of Pacific county to establish a ditch fund, and to make a special assessment, under the provisions of the act of March 19, 1895 (Laws 1895, p. 142), to pay certain warrants, issued in part payment for the construction of a ditch, and owned by appellant. These warrants were issued in the year 1893, and amount to about $1,600, face value, besides interest amounting to nearly as much more. Under the act of March 19, 1890, said county had created a drainage district and partially completed…