People ex rel. Freshwater v. Bonham

The Borah Drainage District in Wayne county was organized under the Levee act in 1911 and has been the subject of considerable litigation. An assessment was levied and confirmed against the lands of the district. The assessment was divided into installments, and at the June term, 1918, of the county court of Wayne county the county collector applied for judgment against the lands of owners who had failed or refused to pay the assessment. Objections to judgment by the land owners were sustained and judgment refused, from which action this appeal is prosecuted.

It appears that after the…