Looper v. Thrash

David Newbern, Justice.

This is an illegal-exaction case. Melvin Thrash, the appellee, served as Adjutant General of the State of Arkansas from September 21, 1993, to December 14, 1996. Warren Looper, Jr., the appellant, filed a complaint against Mr. Thrash on February 27, 1997. Fie alleged that, because Mr. Thrash lost his “federal recognition” upon reaching age 64 on May 1, 1996, Mr. Thrash’s acceptance of salary from May to December, as well as his use of a residence at Camp Robinson, known as the “Pike House,” at a reduced rental rate during that period, constituted an illegal exaction.…