State Ex Rel. McGee v. Wilson

The Collector of Revenue of Dunklin County, Missouri, filed this suit for the benefit of Drainage District No. 4 of Dunklin County to recover assessments levied in the year 1941 for the purpose of raising funds to pay bonds issued by the drainage district in the year 1906. The trial court entered a judgment in favor of defendants (landowners) and plaintiff appealed.

The landowners as a defense contend that the laws governing drainage districts in force when District No. 4 was organized did not authorize a second assessment to be made and therefore the present levy was void. Defendants also…