Legal Opinion
Board of Directors, St. Francis Levee Dist. v. Morledge
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 14, 1960No. 5-1949—1954PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.
These appeals stem from condemnation proceedings instituted by the Board of Directors of the St. Francis Levee District against the appellee landowners in Cross County and St. Francis County. The Levee District is condemning a right of way approximately 1,400 feet wide for a new river channel. The cut for the new river will he 400 feet wide at the top and 180 feet at the bottom, and will be constructed on a 3 to 1 slope. The depth of the cut for the river will vary from 24 feet to 45 feet.
When the Levee District filed the condemnation cases, its appraisers,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Danforth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. SponenbargerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Willink v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Gurdon & Fort Smith Railroad v. VaughtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- United States v. DickinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Milchem Inc. v. Third Judicial District CourtNevada Supreme Court · 1968
- United States v. 635.76 Acres of LandDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1970
- Ark. State Highway Comm. v. WebsterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- City of Fort Smith v. FindlayCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1995
- Board of Commissioners v. SterlingCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1980
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