Tolman v. Clark County Drainage Dist.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, residents of Illinois, brought this suit against appellees, residents of Wisconsin, to obtain an accounting and to restrain and compel action protective of their asserted rights. Federal court jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship and the amount involved, which exceeds $3,000.

The controverted issues arose out of the establishment of a drainage district comprising 98,000 acres of Wisconsin land located in Jackson and Clark Counties and the'sale of $172,000 of 6% bonds, the proceeds of which were largely used in paying for the nosessary ditch…