Dowlan v. County of Sibley
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by William Dowlan and others from a judgment of the district, court for Sibley county, to which they had appealed from the determination of the county commissioners in proceedings for the establishment of a public ditch, and where the appeal was tried by Macdonald, J., and a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
Pursuant to the provisions of Laws 1883, c. 108, a public ditch or drain was established and constructed by the board of county commissioners of Sibley county, for the drainage of wet and overflowed lands in that county, including a “meandered” body of water known as Fahey’s Lake. An appeal was taken to the district court, where, upon trial of the cause, the facts were established which bring the case within the terms of the statute. These appellants, whose lands have been charged with assessments for the cost of the work upon the basis of special benefits, in accordance with the provisions…
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