Kaw Valley Drainage Dist. of Wyandotte County v. Metropolitan Water Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. Suit in equity by the Metropolitan Water Company against the Kaw Valley Drainage District of Wj’andotte County, Kan., George Stumpf, E. J. Mason, and AI Mebus. Defendants appeal from an order granting a preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
WM. H. MUNGER, District Judge.
The Eegislature of the state of Kansas in 1905 authorized the formation of drainage districts in the several counties of the state by the board of county commissioners, upon the presentation to them of a proper petition, showing that the lands and property therein embraced are subject to injury and dam*317age from the overflow of some natural water course, naming or describing it, and that the improvement of the channel or water course, the construction and maintenance of levees, drains, or other works, are necessary to prevent such overflow, and that such…
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