Reclamation District No. 542 v. Turner

Haynes, C.

The plaintiff claims to he a public corporation, organized March 11,1892, under the provisions of the Political Code, for the purpose of reclaiming swamp and overflowed lands, and brought this action *335against the defendant to recover the amount of an assessment made upon his lands within the district for the purpose of constructing the works necessary to reclaim the lands therein, together with certain incidental expenses connected therewith.

The cause was tried by the court without a jury, and findings were filed from which the conclusion was drawn that the defendant was entitled to…