Jefferson County Drainage Board v. Baneck

264 Wis. 339 (1953)

IN RE JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM DRAINAGE No. 20: JEFERSON COUNTY DRAINAGE BOARD, Respondent,

vs.

BANECK and others, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

May 6, 1953.

July 3, 1953.

For the appellants there were briefs by Dakin & Dierker of Watertown, and oral argument by Roland F. Dierker.

For the respondent there was a brief by Mistele & Smith of Jefferson, and oral argument by Lynn H. Smith.

FAIRCHILD, J.

The drainage law as enacted in chs. 88 and 89, Stats., does not allow the creation of a drainage district piecemeal or by gerrymander. If, after an examination of the lands…