Jennings v. Fort Smith District
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Daniel Hon, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Ob tbe 6 th day of July, 1912, tbe county court of Sebastian County entered an order directing that a new courthouse be -erected upon certain portions of (block 515, which particular portion of the ¡block was described by metes and 'bounds.
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Daniel Hon, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Ob tbe 6 th day of July, 1912, tbe county court of Sebastian County entered an order directing that a new courthouse be -erected upon certain portions of (block 515, which particular portion of the ¡block was described by metes and 'bounds. The order directing the courthouse to be erected -also contains this recital: “It further appearing to the court that the -city of Fort -Smith -disputes the right of the said Fort Smith District to erect a courthouse upon said premises, it is ordered that…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). 1.. The appellant testified, in part, as follows: “He never saw the original order of the county court appointing Jewett and himself commissioners; his employment as architect was a ¡short time ¡after he declined to accept the position of commissioner and Jewett was appointed sole commissioner by the county court. Some time after his appointment there was common talk of litigation and controversy between the city and the county over the construction of a courthouse building on block 515. He wias present as a spectator during the ¡argument of these cases…
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