Village Creek Drainage District of Lawrence County v. Ivie

Village Creek Drainage District , of. Lawrence County was created by special statute, authorizing the construction of ditches to drain certain territory in Lawrence County, and the board of commissioners of the district instituted this action in the circuit court for the Eastern-District of-Lawrence County, to compel the county court to give a hearing upon the assessment of benefits and to reject or confirm the same- - in accordance with the statute, which provides that, after the assessment of benefits has been made by the commissioners and filed with the county clerk and notice thereof'…