Collier v. Board of Directors
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; Antonio B. Grace, Judge; 1. 96 Ark. 424 and 149 S. W. 66 are not conclusive of this case.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; Antonio B. Grace, Judge; 1. 96 Ark. 424 and 149 S. W. 66 are not conclusive of this case. As no appeal is allowed by the act, certiorari is the only remedy. 52 Ark. 220, Kirby’s Dig., § 1315; 25 Ark. 476; 14 Id. 337; 20 Id. 581; 21 Id. 265; 80 Id. 200. 2. The findings of the board are conclusive only on collateral attack. 96 Ark. 424 ; 32 Id. 553; 55 Pac. 156; 27 Atl. 166. 3. The board is an “inferior tribunal;” its acts are “g-wasi-judicial” only; and its acts are reviewable on certiorari. 16 Cal. 298; 70 Ark 568, 589; 6 Cyc. 770; 61 Ark. 605; 62 Id.…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Appellant, a citizen and land owner of Jefferson County, Arkansas, presented to the circuit court of Jefferson County, his petition for a writ of certiorari to bring np and qnasb tbe proceedings of tbe Board of Directors of the Jefferson County Bridge District finding and declaring that tbe petition for improvement bad been signed by a majority, as prescribed by tbe terms of tbe statute authorizing the improvement named. Tbe improvement district for tbe purpose of constructing a bridge across tbe Arkansas Biver at or near Pine Bluff, was created by-a special act of the General Assembly of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fallbrook Irrigation District v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Shibley v. Fort SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Newman v. Mountain Park Land Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- Board of Directors of Jefferson County Bridge District v. CollierSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
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- State ex rel. Moose v. Kansas City & Memphis Railway & Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Bell v. Board of DirectorsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- McAllister v. Forrest City Street Improvement District No. 11Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
- Pitts v. StuckertSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914