Legal Opinion
Board of Directors of Red River Levee Dist. No. 1 of Lafayette County v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1948No. 13740PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final order dismissing appellant’s complaint in equity for failure to allege a cause of action.
The facts alleged in the petition and in the motion to dismiss necessary to an understanding of the contentions of the parties may be stated briefly. The appellant is a body politic and corporate created by Act 97 of the General Assembly of Arkansas in 1905 for the purpose of protecting the lands of the levee district from the overflow of the Red River by the construction and maintenance of a levee. For such purpose the Board was empowered and it was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Federal Land Bank of St. Paul v. Bismarck Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Van Brocklin v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Beaver CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Wisconsin Central Railroad v. Price CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Federal Facilities Corporation v. The State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. City of AdairCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Thibodo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Stuart v. American Security BankDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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