In Re Petition of Swenson v. County of Norman

This is an appeal from a district court judgment entered on the order of the trial court dismissing objections, made pursuant to Minn. St. c. 278, of a number of landowners to an assessment for the repair of Norman County Ditch No. 6. Objectors challenge the assessment on two main grounds: First, that the work performed on the ditch constituted an improvement, not a repair, and that therefore the county board should have followed procedures provided by Minn. St. 106.501, dealing with improve*209ments, rather than procedures provided by § 106.471, dealing with repairs; and second, that in any…