Brooks v. Hatch

Mr. Chiee Justice Cooke

delivered the opinion of the court":

The McGee Creek Levee and Drainage District was organized in the county court of Pike county September 11, 1905, under the statute commonly known as the Levee act. The necessary improvements, including a pumping plant, were thereafter constructed at a cost of $190,000. On September 10, 1912, the commissioners of the district filed their petition in the county court setting forth that these improvements did not properly drain a considerable portion of the district and other facts showing the necessity for further work and an additional…