Moore v. Gar Creek Drainage District
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kankakee county; the Hon. Charles B. Campbell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice CooicE
-The Gar Creek Drainage District was organized in Kankakee county in 1883 under what is. commonly known as the Levee act. Appellant, Stephen R. Moore, owns a quarter section of land within the district, along the south side of which is a public highway. Various improvements were made in the district after its organization but no ditch has ever been constructed by the district through or along the land of appellant. On June 28, 1912, a plan for additional work in the district was adopted upon petition of the commissioners, which provided for the construction of a branch ditch extending along…
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