Board of Directors v. Crawford County Bank
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crawford Chancery Court; J. V. Bourlamd, Chancellor; 1. The Legislature has determined the benefits accruing to the lands in the district. This is final. Only an arbitrary and manifest. abuse of the power can be reviewed, not mere mistakes of judgment. 30 Ark.
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Appeal from Crawford Chancery Court; J. V. Bourlamd, Chancellor; 1. The Legislature has determined the benefits accruing to the lands in the district. This is final. Only an arbitrary and manifest. abuse of the power can be reviewed, not mere mistakes of judgment. 30 Ark. L. Rep. 252; 98 Ark. 113; 85 Id. 12; 83 Id. 344; 81 Id. 562. 2. The fact that part of the lands are above overflow is not sufficient to show that the same would not be benefited by the levee. 59 Ark. 513; 64 Id. 258; 81 Id. 562; 99 Id. 100. 3. Whether the plaintiffs are benefited as much as others can not be determined by…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The plaintiff (appellee) in each of these cases owns land situated within the territorial boundaries of the Crawford County Levee District as prescribed by the special statute creating that district, and they instituted separate actions in the chancery court of Crawford County to enjoin the collection of assessments.
The act of March 15, 1909, creating the district, provides that the directors shall “assess and levy, annually, a tax upon the valuation as it shall appear each year upon the real estate assessment book of Crawford County, Arkansas, upon all lands and real estate within said…
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