Robins v. Latham
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from New Madrid Circuit Court. — Hon. H. C. Biley, Judge. (1) First. Section 6669 and the following, Bevised Statutes of 1889, provides what territory may be organized into a levee district by the county courts in the several counties and the method to be pursued in procuring said organization; the qualification of the members of the levee bpard, etc. Each of the provisions of said section is negatived by the petition.
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Appeal from New Madrid Circuit Court. — Hon. H. C. Biley, Judge. (1) First. Section 6669 and the following, Bevised Statutes of 1889, provides what territory may be organized into a levee district by the county courts in the several counties and the method to be pursued in procuring said organization; the qualification of the members of the levee bpard, etc. Each of the provisions of said section is negatived by the petition. The petition charges in substance the failure to comply with any of the regulations required by the statute preliminary to the organization of the levee district; and…
1Opinion of the CourtBurg-ess, J.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of New Madrid county, sustaining a general demurrer to plaintiff’s petition.
Omitting the caption the petition is as follows:.“The plaintiff herein, first having obtained leave of court, filed this, his amended petition, and for cause of action says that he sues for himself and others *469similarly situated ■within the limits of the territory hereinafter designated.
“For their cause of action these plaintiffs say that at the August term, 1892, of the county court of New Madrid county, Missouri, there was presented to the county court as…
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