Beardsworth v. Whiteside & Rock Island Special Drainage District

This case is here on appeal from the circuit court of Whiteside county taken first to the Appellate Court and by it transferred to this court on jurisdictional grounds. The circuit court, on amended and supplemental bills of appellees, entered a decree finding that certain assessments of the Whiteside and Rock Island Special Drainage District were void and enjoining the district from collecting the same on appellees’ property. The decree also enjoined the payment, from any funds on hand, of the claims of certain named appellants for services rendered the district.

The formation of the…