Legal Opinion

Fuller v. State ex rel. Craighead County

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 9, 1914PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from. Craighead Chancery Court, Western District; Charles D. Frierson, Chancellor; statement by the court. The complaint in this cause was filed on July 24, 1912, and alleged that Drainage District No. 3 of Craig-head County was created by the orders and judgment of the county court of that county, acting pursuant to the provisions of section 1414 et seq.-, of Kirby’s Digest, and the amendments thereto; and that the plaintiffs are the owners of land subject to…

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Appeal from. Craighead Chancery Court, Western District; Charles D. Frierson, Chancellor; statement by the court. The complaint in this cause was filed on July 24, 1912, and alleged that Drainage District No. 3 of Craig-head County was created by the orders and judgment of the county court of that county, acting pursuant to the provisions of section 1414 et seq.-, of Kirby’s Digest, and the amendments thereto; and that the plaintiffs are the owners of land subject to taxation in said district. That the defendant Fuller was the treasurer of Craighead County and his co-defendants were the…

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, J.,

(after stating the facts.) Under the allegations of the answer, appellant Fuller was acting in entire good faith in procuring the order allowing the commissions, and did nothing to procure this order except to file the report, or settlement, in which the allowance was asked. That he was not entitled to the commission is settled by the case of Honey v. Green County, 102 Ark. 106.

This suit was brought more than two years after the allowance in question had been made and appellants say that, under section 7174 of Kirby’s Digest, a judgment of the county court can not be reviewed except…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  2. Honey v. Greene CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  3. State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
  4. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Monroe County v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
  2. Brewer v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
  3. Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Polk CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
  4. Tedford v. MearsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
  5. Sims v. CraigSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926

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