Compton v. Elkhorn Valley Drainage District

This is an action against a drainage district for damages to crops on lands within the district. Plaintiff appeals from the judgment on a verdict directed by the court against him at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence.

The defendant, Elkhorn Valley Drainage District, was organized in 1909 under the act of 1907. Laws 1907, ch. 153 (Comp. St. 1922, secs. 1813-1862; Comp. St. 1929, secs. 31-501 et seq.). The district comprises about 55,000 acres in Douglas and Sarpy counties, the majority being in the *95former county. Plaintiff’s land, on which he alleges the damages arose, is the east…