Morrilton Waterworks Improvement District v. Earl
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Conway Circuit Court in Chancery. John Fletoi-ier, Special Judge. H. D. Cammaek, O. T. Bentley and Carroll Armstrong, as Lhe Board of Improvement of the Morrilton Waterworks Improvement District, sued in equity in the Conw;ay circuit court to foreclose a lien on the property of appellees, L. M. Earl and others.
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Appeal from Conway Circuit Court in Chancery. John Fletoi-ier, Special Judge. H. D. Cammaek, O. T. Bentley and Carroll Armstrong, as Lhe Board of Improvement of the Morrilton Waterworks Improvement District, sued in equity in the Conw;ay circuit court to foreclose a lien on the property of appellees, L. M. Earl and others. It is alleged in the complaint that the improvement district for the purpose of building, maintaining and operating a system of waterworks- had been duly established, embracing the corporate limits of the city of Morrilton; that the plaintiffs constituted the board of…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
The three members who composed the board of improvement of the “Morrilton Waterworks Improvement District” were appointed for the accomplishment of a given result — the construction of waterworks. Their term of office will not expire until the works are completed. This is clearly indicated by a statute which provides that “vacancies that may occur after the board shall have been organized shall be filled by the remaining member or members; but if all the places on the board shall become vacant, or those appointed shall, after qualification, refuse or neglect to act, new members shall be…
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- Dullam v. WillsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- State ex rel. Denison v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- City of Chicago v. BarbianIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Texarkana v. LeachSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1898
- Lee v. HuffSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
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- City of Argenta v. KeathSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
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- Whipple v. TuxworthSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
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