Nash v. Robinson

This is a proceeding instituted by plaintiff to compel defendant to make a re-assessment on lands in Berrien county, to cover its share of a deficiency in the fund of a tri-county drain. The drain traverses the counties of Cass, Van Burén and Berrien. The estimated cost of the drain was $172,800. Contracts were let and the drain was partially constructed. Later the work had to be abandoned because a large amount of the drain funds was misappropriated as the result of a conspiracy between the drain commissioner of Cass county and a contractor. Ta meet this deficiency in the drain funds the…