St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Dudgeon

The “Ditching Act,” comprising sections 1203-1232, inclusive, of Sandels & Hill’s Digest, under which this case arose, confers upon the several county courts of the state special jurisdiction to cause to be established and made public ditches in their respective counties, as therein directed and provided.

The act itself is entitled “An act to enable the owners of lands to drain them and reclaim them when the same cannot be done without affecting the lands of others, prescribing the powers and duties of county courts and other officers in the premises, and providing for the repair and…