Seaweard v. Malheur Drainage Dist.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Malheur: Dalton Biggs, Judge. In Banc. From statements in the briefs it seems that the matter under consideration arose in a proceeding for the formation of a drainage district in Malheur County under Chapter 340 of the Laws of 1915. Only a fragment of the record appears in the transcript or abstract, as follows: “Now on this 25th day of April, A. D. 1917. “ J. H. Seaweard.
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From Malheur: Dalton Biggs, Judge. In Banc. From statements in the briefs it seems that the matter under consideration arose in a proceeding for the formation of a drainage district in Malheur County under Chapter 340 of the Laws of 1915. Only a fragment of the record appears in the transcript or abstract, as follows: “Now on this 25th day of April, A. D. 1917. “ J. H. Seaweard. “It is therefore Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that the Objections and Exceptions of J. H. Seaweard as to the assessment of benefits to SE. % NW. %, W. y2 NE. % SW. % See. 8, Twp. 18 S. R. 47 E. W. M., be and the same…
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, J. —
1. The foundation of any judgment or decree is in the pleadings and other papers giving jurisdiction to the court rendering the decision and in equity cases on appeal these must be accompanied by the testimony taken in the'court of original jurisdiction. Without knowledge of the fundamentals, we are unable to determine the validity of the superstructure embodied in the decree. In the drainage district law it is provided that an appeal may be taken from the decision of the County Court to the Circuit Court in the same manner as appeals are taken in equity cases, as by law…
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