Inlet Swamp Drainage District v. Gehant

The appellee, the Inlet Swamp Drainage District, was organized in the year 1887 under the Levee act. On August 20, 1915, by order of the county court of Lee county 80 acres of land belonging to Henry F. Gehant and 215.26 owned by the appellant, Laufant Gehant, were annexed to the district. The work of the district was completed and there were nine assessments of the lands of the district, not including the annexed lands. On October 17, 1917, the commissioners filed in the county court an assessment roll against the annexed lands, under the heading of eighth and ninth assessments as to all the…