Legal Opinion
Peairs v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 21, 1957No. 4855PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Paul Ward, Associate Justice.
This appeal challenges the constitutionality of the criminal provision of Ark. Stats. 51-601 as being in violation of Art. 2, Sec. 16, of the constitution of the State of Arkansas, presenting a question of first impression to this court.
The section above mentioned consists of two legislative acts, viz: Act 146 of 1895 and Act 563 of 1923. The first act provides generally that laborers and material-men shall have a lien on the property constructed or repaired, and provides how said lien shall be perfected and enforced. The second act added to the first act a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Pollock v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Meyer v. BerlandiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Miller v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
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