Cat Tail Drainage District v. Johnson Creek Levee & Drainage District

Appellant, the Johnson Creek Levee and Drainage District, was organized under the Levee act in 1906. Appellee, the Cat Tail Drainage District, was organized under the same act in 1907 and lies adjoining the Johnson Creek district on the south. The Cat Tail district filed its petition in the county court of Whiteside county to recover under the act of 1913 from the Johnson Creek district its just proportion of the cost of the construction and maintenance of outlet ditches beyond the boundaries of said districts for the common benefit of both districts. The petition set out the cost and expense…