Legal Opinion

Phillips v. Kankakee Reclamation Co.

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 4, 1912No. 21,792PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Prom Starke Circuit Court; John C. Nye, Judge. Suit by William B. Phillips against the Kankakee Reclamation Company and others. Prom a judgment for defendants, the plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.

Suit by appellant against appellees, the Kankakee Reclamation Company and the auditor and treasurer of Starke county, to enjoin the sale of appellant’s lands to satisfy a drainage assessment lien, and to cancel the assessment.

There was a trial by court, and finding and judgment for appellees. Appellant’s motion for a new trial, assigning, among other grounds therefor, that the decision is contrary to law and unsupported by sufficient evidence, was overruled, and this action is assigned as error.

There was evidence to show the following facts: In February, 1902, appellee Kankakee Reclamation…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Ricketts v. SprakerIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Shepard v. BarronSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  3. Pierce v. Somerset RailwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  4. City of Logansport v. UhlIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Musco v. . United Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hoosier Construction Co. v. SeibertIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917
  2. Prott v. City of GaryIndiana Court of Appeals · 1931
  3. Haislup v. Union Asphalt Construction Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1919
  4. City of Hammond v. Calumet Coal & Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1920
  5. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. YatesIndiana Supreme Court · 1921

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