Bell v. Board of Directors
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court; Jólm M. Elliott, Chancellor; 1. The directors, in passing on the question whether or not the petitions were signed by a majority, either in number, or acreage or value, of the holders of real property, did not confine themselves to the record of the “last county assessment,” as prescribed by section 5 of Special Act No. 214, Acts 1911, p. 608. Words in common use are to be construed in their natural, plain and ordinary signification,…
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Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court; Jólm M. Elliott, Chancellor; 1. The directors, in passing on the question whether or not the petitions were signed by a majority, either in number, or acreage or value, of the holders of real property, did not confine themselves to the record of the “last county assessment,” as prescribed by section 5 of Special Act No. 214, Acts 1911, p. 608. Words in common use are to be construed in their natural, plain and ordinary signification, where the language is unambiguous. 36 Cyc. 1114; 97 Ark. 38, 43; 93 Id. 45; 102 Id. 205; 97 Id. 287; 90 Id. 520; 81 Id.…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
The General Assembly of 1911 passed an act for the creation of an improvement district for the purpose of constructing a bridge over the Arkansas River, at or near the city of Pine Bluff, and the constitutionality of the act was sustained in the case of Board of Directors of Jefferson County Bridge District v. Collier, 104 Ark. 425. Subsequently, certain owners of land within the proposed district presented to the circuit court of Jefferson County a petition for a writ of certiorari to bring up and quash the proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Jefferson County Bridge District finding…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of Directors of Jefferson County Bridge District v. CollierSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- State v. ScafferSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Collier v. Board of DirectorsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Maney v. BurkeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
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