Legal Opinion

Davis v. Phipps

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 23, 1935No. 4-4006PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.

This suit, filed by C. D. Davis, as a citizen and taxpayer, against W. E. Phipps, as Commissioner of Education, is to enjoin the issuance of bonds by the State Board of Education. The effect of the suit is such that it challenges the legality of a proposed bond issue under act No. 333, which became a law upon the 4th day of April, 1935, having remained with the Governor for twenty days after the adjournment of the General Assembly, without approval or veto.

Act No. 333', if legal, is a grant of power to the State Board of Education, by which it is authorized to sell from time to time, and in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
  2. State Ex Rel. Thompson v. Board of RegentsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
  3. Welch v. HotchkissSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1872

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Public Market Co. v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1942
  2. McArthur v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
  3. Miles v. GordonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962
  4. Borchert v. ScottSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
  5. Murphy v. EpesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984

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