Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Mumford

—This is an appeal from a judgment establishing a levee in Gibson and Posey counties, under sections 9573 to 9587, inclusive, Burns 1926. The proceedings involve about 60,000 acres of land affected by the overflow of the Wabash, White, and Patoka rivers. The appellant railroads maintain tracks constructed on embankments and bridges across the Wabash river in the affected area. The other appellants are affected landowners.

The original petition was referred to drainage commissioners, who filed a preliminary report conforming to the statute, against which no remonstrances were filed. It was…