Matthews v. Panola-Quitman Drainage Dist.

The P'anola-Quitman drainage district was organized under the provisions of chapter 195, Laws 1912, as amended by chapter 269', Laws 1914. The final decree establishing the district was rendered on February 26, 1923. On September 5, 1923, the district commissioners filed, as required by law, their assessment roll of benefits. By this, roll there was a heavy assessment' of benefits against a large tract of land owned by appellants, which assessments were expyessly spread out in annual installments over the series of years beginning with 1924’ and ending with 1962. Thereafter, on January 1,…