Anderson v. Inter-River Drainage & Levee District

The plaintiffs, Andy Anderson and Edith Anderson, as owners of 262 acres of land lying in Stoddard County, along the east bank of the St. Francis River, sued defendant Inter-River Drainage Levee District, a district organized under a decree of the Circuit Court of Butler County, and alleged to be located in Butler County. The Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company is the holder of a lien under a deed of trust upon said land, securing the payment of a loan. The plaintiff's asked judgment for thirty thousand dollars as the damages alleged to have been sustained by them through the construction…