Culbertson v. Knight

This action was commenced by the appellees filing in the commissioners’ court, a petition asking for the location of a public drain, under section 5656 Burns 1894, section 4286 Horner 1897. Viewers were appointed who made report, establishing the drain and assessing the lands which in their opinion would be benefited thereby, and among others assessed benefits to the lands of appellants. To this report of the viewers, appellants filed, a remonstrance, under section 5665 Burns 1894, section 4295 Horner 1897, upon the grounds: (1) That their respective assessments were too high, and, (2), the…