Legal Opinion
Villines v. Harris
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 19, 2005No. 04-568PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jim Hannah, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Pulaski County Circuit Court assessing damages against Pulaski County for violation of civil rights. Based on a Pulaski County Court judgment that Pulaski County violated the civil rights of Pulaski County taxpayers under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, specifically under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, appellee Nora Harris asserted a right to damages in circuit court. We hold that the county court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to consider the claim of violations of the United States Constitution.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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