Mauvaisterre Drainage & Levee District v. Wabash Railway Co.

This was a proceeding brought under the Eminent Domain act by the Mauvaisterre Drainage and Levee District, in Scott county, to condemn in the county court of that county a right of way for a levee, known here as the Wolf Run levee, across the Wabash Railway Company’s right of way and other lands. After several motions were filed and various orders entered, an amended petition was filed by appellee and a cross-petition by appellant, the latter asking for the assessment of damages to its property contiguous to that proposed to be taken. After the pleadings were settled and a motion had been…