Sabougla Drainage Dist. No. 2 v. People's Bank & Trust Co.

Appellee moves to dismiss this appeal on the grounds (1) that appellant has not executed an appeal bond, and (2) inexcusable delay in filing the transcript in this court. Appellants resist the motion on the grounds, first, that appellant is not required, under the law, to execute an appeal bond; and, second, the delay in filing the transcript is excusable for the reasons hereinafter set out.

The question of whether a drainage district is exempt from the general requirement to execute bond on an appeal to this Court is presented to us for the first time.

Sections 28 and 29, Code of 1930, require…