Legal Opinion

Heber Springs School District v. West Side School District

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 2, 1980No. 80-11PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Frank Holt, Justice.

This case is a sequel to Thomas v. Foust, 245 Ark. 948, 435 S.W. 2d 793 (1969), where we held Act 407 of 1965 was local legislation, being nonprospective, and therefore violative of Amendment 14 to our state constitution. Following that decision, the legislature enacted Act 390 of 1979 in an effort to achieve constitutionality. The trial court held that act invalid. Hence this appeal.

In 1963 appellee West Side School District was severed in two parts by a reservoir formed by Greers Ferry Dam. The smaller area is referred to as the Beloit Bay/Eden Isle (BB/EI) area. In…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Davis v. CoxSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  2. Lemaire v. HendersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927
  3. Harlow v. RylandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
  4. Corbitt v. Mohawk Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
  5. Thomas v. FoustSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Phillips v. GiddingsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  2. Delta Special School District No. 5 v. State Board of Education for the State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Taylor v. FinchSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  4. Stephens v. WalkerDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1990
  5. Lake View School District No. 25 v. HuckabeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005

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