Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Martin
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 1, 1991No. 90-138PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.
The narrow issue on this appeal is whether Ark. Const. art. 19 § 12 requires public access to certain information concerning motor fuel taxes.
On March 30, 1988, appellant, Vic Snyder, attempted to inspect corporate motor fuel tax records that included the monthly “shrinkage allowance” given to motor fuel distributors. The appellee, Tommy Bailey, who is the manager of the Motor Fuel Tax Section of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), denied Snyder access to these records on the basis of Ark. Code Ann. § 26-18-303(a), (c) (1987), which prohibits…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Davis v. CoxSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Bishop v. LINKWAY STORES, INC.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- Ragland v. YearganSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
- Killam v. Texas Oil & Gas Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Merritt v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Oldner v. VillinesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
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- Nabholz Construction Corp. v. Contractors for Public Protection Ass'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
- First National Bank v. Quality Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 1991
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