Spires v. Compton

Tom Glaze, Justice.

The parties in this 1990 local-option election case were previously before us in another appeal. In the first appeal, appellants, liquor store owners, challenged the validity of a local option election held in Union Precinct, alleging that precinct had not been duly established as required under Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-101 (1987) (now Repl. 1991). The Union County Election Commission certified the election results, reflecting Union Precinct had voted dry. The trial court dismissed appellants’ complaint with prejudice because they had failed to file it within the time required…