Duncan v. St. John Levee & Drainage Dist.

VAN VALKENBURGH, Circuit Judge.

In 1934 the St. John Levee & Drainage District of Missouri, a municipal corporation, was organized under the provisions of article 9, ehapier 41, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri 1909 (section 5703 et seq.), and amendments thereto. Its general plan for reclamation, adopted April 15, 1934, provided for the construction of levees along the Mississippi river, and a number of ditches for the protection and drainage of certain lands in New Madrid and Mississippi counties, Mo. About 205,000 acres were included within the boundaries of the district. The usual…