In re the Location & Establishment of Drainage District No. 3
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hardin District Court. — Hon. K. M. Wright, Judge. ■ From the action of the board of supervisors of Hardin County purporting to locate and establish Drainage District No. 3, various landowners interested took separate appeals to the district court, where these appeals were consolidated, and the court entered a decree confirming the action of the board of supervisors.
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Appeal from Hardin District Court. — Hon. K. M. Wright, Judge. ■ From the action of the board of supervisors of Hardin County purporting to locate and establish Drainage District No. 3, various landowners interested took separate appeals to the district court, where these appeals were consolidated, and the court entered a decree confirming the action of the board of supervisors. From this decree those who were appellants in the district court prosecute their appeal to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The proceedings before the board of supervisors for the establishment of the drainage district in question were under the provisions of chapter 68, Acts 30th General Assembly (see Code Supp. 1907, section 1989a), and it is contended on this appeal that on account of defects in the proceeding, especially for want of a proper petition, bond, and report of the engineer as provided for in section 2 of the act, the board had no jurisdiction to proceed to the establishment of the drainage district, and that its resolution establishing the district was not only adopted without jurisdiction, but was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ross v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Denny v. Des Moines CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Zinser v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Tod v. CrismanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Hartshorn v. Wright County District CourtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
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