Legal Opinion
Chicago, St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co. v. Bancroft Drainage Dist.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 24, 1914No. 4146PublishedCited by 1 opinion
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska; Wm. H. Munger, Judge. Action by the Bancroft Drainage District against the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff. and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the validity of an assessment levied by the Bancroft drainage district in Nebraska against the right' of way and lands of the railway company. The gross cost of the work was charged against the property in the district and apportioned among the several tracts and parcels according to units of benefit. A statute of Nebraska required that:
“A notice shall be Inserted for at least one week in a newspaper published at the county seat, stating the time when, and the place where, the directors shall meet for the purpose of hearing all parties interested in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State ex rel. Harris v. HansonNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
- Scammon v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
- Alexander v. AlexanderNebraska Supreme Court · 1889
- Leavitt v. BellNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
- Lawson v. GibsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1885
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Bancroft Drainage District v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1918