Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Board of Supervisors

— Some two miles of the plaintiff’s right of way are included within the limits of Drainage District No. 114, in Hamilton county. The total cost of the drainage system was about $91,000, and in assessing the same upon the property of the district, • the commissioners estimated the amount chargeable to the railway company at $1,500. The estimate was approved by the board of supervisors and a levy made accordingly. The company appealed to the district court where, after hearing the evidence, it was ordered that the assessment be reduced to $800, and from this ruling and judgment the defendant…