Legal Opinion
Board of Drainage Commissioners v. Board of Levee Commissioners
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 13, 1921PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Fulton Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Clarke
Affirming.
We field in Board of Drainage Commissioners of Mc-Cracken County, etc., v. Lang, Judge, et al., 187 Ky. 123, that the drainage act of 1912 as amended, being section 2380 (l-49a), and tfie 1918 drainage act, being section 2380b (1-16), Kentucky Statutes, are independent optional systems or general laws for tfie reclamation of wet lands. Drainage districts established in any county under either of these laws are by tfie provisions thereof *471managed by boards of “drainage commissioners” appointed by the county judge.
No drainage district had been…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- James v. BarryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Safety Building & Loan Co. v. EcklarCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
- Hodge v. BryanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Williams v. NallCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1900
- Board of Levee Commissioners v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Shannon v. WheelerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
- Withers v. Board of Drainage Com'rs of Webster CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937