Crawford v. City of Billings

THE HONORABLE PHILIP C. DUNCAN, District Judge,

sitting in place of MR. JUSTICE DAVIS.

In January of 1936 the county commissioners of Yellowstone County, on petition of at least 60 % of the freeholders affected, created rural special improvement district No. 25 for the purpose of installing a water distribution system to serve the people of the area with water obtained from the municipally owned water system of the City of Billings for domestic and agricultural use. As originally created District No. 25 was about three miles long and one-half mile wide lying north of the city and running west,…