People Ex Rel. Smith v. Barnes

This appeal is from a judgment of the county court of Piatt county overruling objections to an assessment levied against the lands of appellants by Drainage District No. 4 of the town of Cerro Gordo, in Piatt county, and entering an order of sale.

The district was organized more than forty years ago. It extends north from the south line of Piatt county eight miles and includes approximately 8000 acres of land. The original system of drainage proved inadequate, and in 1901 the commissioners decided to make the outlet ditch deeper and wider and to extend it south beyond the boundaries of the…