Little Rock v. North Little Rock
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. Jesse C. Hart, Chancellor. Suit by the city of Little Rock and others against the town of North Little Rock and others, to restrain proceedings for the annexation of a portion of the city to defendant town. The chancellor sustained a demurrer to the bill, and plaintiffs have appealed. The facts are stated by the court as follows: STATEMENT BY THE COURT.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. Jesse C. Hart, Chancellor. Suit by the city of Little Rock and others against the town of North Little Rock and others, to restrain proceedings for the annexation of a portion of the city to defendant town. The chancellor sustained a demurrer to the bill, and plaintiffs have appealed. The facts are stated by the court as follows: STATEMENT BY THE COURT. In 1903 the! legislature passed an act entitled “An act to amend the laws in relation to Municipal Corporations,” which contains the following provisions: “Section 1. That any municipal corporation, or any…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
(after stating the facts). This is an action brought by the city of Little Rock and other parties to enjoin the town of North Little Rock and its mayor and the members of its common council from proceeding further under the act of March 16, 1903, in their attempt to annex the territory embraced in the Eighth Ward of the city of Little Rock to the incorporated town of North Little Rock. The statute under which the annexation is attempted has been assailed by counsel for the city on many grounds, and we will now state the conclusions we have reached in reference thereto.
In the first place, we…
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