McClary v. County of Dodge

This is an action to recover a void special assessment levied in connection with the construction of a drainage project in Dodge County, Nebraska, known as the Rawhide Ditch project, under Chapter 31, article 1, R. R. S. 1943.

The plaintiffs own a 124-acre tract of land in Dodge County. In order to construct the drainage project, Dodge County paid the plaintiffs $3,045 for an 80-foot right-of-way across the plaintiffs’ land. The amount paid represented damages for 2.24 acres taken for the easement and severance damages to 6.46 acres.

After the drainage project had been completed a special…