Sternberg Dredging Co. v. Bondurant's Exor.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis

Affirming.

These two cases originated from the same transac-' lions, and will be disposed of together.

The Beelfoot levee district in Fulton county, Ky., was established under sections 2417b-al and 2417b-25, Kentucky Statutes, and had constructed a levee therein which was endangered by the encroachments of the river and by the caving banks. The government agency in control of the levee, determined to construct a loop for its protection. The levee district is required to provide the right of way and pay one-third of the cost of improvements, while the…