Hendricks v. Block
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Miller Circuit Court; Joel D. Conway, Judge;, Appellant brought replevin before a justice of the peace against Block and another to recover certain hogs. Judgment went for defendants.
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Appeal from Miller Circuit Court; Joel D. Conway, Judge;, Appellant brought replevin before a justice of the peace against Block and another to recover certain hogs. Judgment went for defendants. On appeal to the circuit court the circuit judge, on a waiver of a jury, found the facts as follows: “The plaintiff was during the month of April, 1905, a resident and citizen of Miller County, Arkansas, living in Garland Township, Miller County, Arkansas, on the west side and about half a mile from McKinney Bayou, and was the owner of the hogs claimed by him in this action, which he allowed to run…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
This appeal questions the constitutionality of the act of the General Assembly approved April 1, 1901, entitled “An act to make lawful a certain kind of fence in certain portions of Miller County.” The first three sections are the ones under fire, and will be set out by the Reporter in the statement of facts.
The first point made is that the act is in contravention of section 18 of article 2 of the Constitution — the equal privileges and immunities clause. This contention was decided against the appellant in a similar case, State v. Smith, 71 Ark. 478.
The next point is that the act is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Waterman v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Boyd v. BryantSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1879
- Smith v. DodsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1903
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