Coffman v. Road Improvement District No. 6
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court, Western District; Dene H. Coleman, Judge; 1. Under the Alexander act a land owner desiring to appeal is not required to procure either an order granting an appeal or an allowance of an appeal by the clerk.
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Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court, Western District; Dene H. Coleman, Judge; 1. Under the Alexander act a land owner desiring to appeal is not required to procure either an order granting an appeal or an allowance of an appeal by the clerk. Acts 1915, § 14, Act 338 (K. & C. Dig., % 9120); Id., § 9162. An affidavit for appeal was filed within the time allowed and a compliance with the general statutes as to appeal was not necessary. 127 Ark. 266; 103 Id. 209; 53 Id. 417; 68 Id. 130; 104 Id. 113, 118; 200 S. W. 792. 2. Appearance by the land owner and filing objections, etc., are not…
1Opinion of the CourtMoCULLOCH, C. J.
Appellants, forty-two of them in number, are owners of real property in a road improvement district formed in Lawrence County under a statute enacted by the General Assembly of 1915. Acts 1915, page 1400. They attempted to appeal from an order of the county court approving the assessments of benefits made by the assessors of the district, and the transcript was lodged in the circuit court, but that court dismissed the appeal.
Counsel for appellant defend the ruling of the court upon two grounds, viz., that the appellants did not obtain an order from the county court or from the circuit court…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Foster v. Bayou Meto Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
3Cited by2 opinions
- House v. Road Improvement District No. 2Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
- Summers v. Conway & Damascus Road Improvement DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919