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C. D. MATHEWS ESTATE v. OLIVE BRANCH DRAINAGE

No. 10175.

185 F.2d 53 (1950)

C. D. MATHEWS ESTATE, Inc. v. OLIVE BRANCH DRAINAGE.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

October 26, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell H. Classen, Belleville, Ill., John W. Giesecke, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Peyton Berbling, Dorothy Wilbourn, Cairo, Ill., for appellee.

Before KERNER, DUFFY and LINDLEY, Circuit Judges.

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the question whether a United States District Court has jurisdiction of an action to recover on defaulted bonds issued by a Drainage District pursuant to the Illinois statute which provides for payment thereof solely out of assessments levied against benefited lands. Because the complaint prayed a general money judgment against the district and mandamus to compel the commissioners thereof to perform their duties necessary...

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