Deneen v. Deneen

Cane Creek Drainage District of the towns of Dunham and Marengo, in the county of McHenry, was organized by order of the county court and the plaintiffs in error were appointed commissioners. They went upon the lands of the district and formed a plan for drainage and reported the same with the report of the engineer employed by them. Their report was confirmed by the court, and afterward a petition was filed by defendants in error, owners of lands included in the district, praying that the whole system of proposed works should be abandoned and the district abolished and that the court should…