Schaer v. Little Rock

This is a suit in mandamus 'by appellants to compel appellees to pass an ordinance creating a street improvement district out of certain territory within the city of Little Boclc.

Appellants are property owners within the proposed district, and petitioned the city council of Little Book, under § 5649 of Crawford & Moses’ Digest, to lay off the territory described in their petition into a street improve^ ment district, which the city council declined to do, after hearing testimony introduced for and against the creation of the district. The section of the Digest referred to is as follows:

“When…