Legal Opinion

Brickell v. Guaranty Loan & Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 27, 1936No. 4-4287PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMehaffy, J.

The appellant, W. P. Brickell, Jr., is justice of ilie peace of Hickory Ridge township, Phillips County, Arkansas. The appellees were defendants in an attachment suit brought, by C. F. Fisher in appellant’s court.

The appellees filed a motion to transfer the eases to the municipal court in Helena. The motion was denied on the ground that act 18 of the Acts of 1917 was unconstitutional. This act established a corporation court in the city of Helena to be styled the Municipal Court of Helena. Section 20 of said act is as follows: “In any civil case brought before a justice of the peace in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Moose v. WoodruffSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
  2. State Ex Rel. Murphy v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Kirk v. BonnerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1933
  4. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
  5. Covill v. GerschmaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Adams v. Pace, SheriffSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
  2. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988

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