Legal Opinion
City of Little Rock v. Sawyer
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 20, 1958No. 5-1400PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.
This action is a suit brought by and in behalf of the City of Little Bock to condemn lands required for the city’s new water supply reservoir on the Big Maumelle Biver, said lands being owned by appellees, Octavia and J. Gr. Sawyer. The tract involved contains approximately 322 acres, is. divided north and south by State Highway No. .10, and lies at the intersection of State Highways No. 10 and No. 13 at the point commonly known as Crossroads, located about 22 miles west of Little Bock. Big Maumelle Biver crosses part of the lands, which, according to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re Acquiring Title by City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Ranck v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Fort Smith & Van Buren District v. ScottSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Theodore Maxfield Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Ark. State Highway Comm. v. CarderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
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3Cited by36 opinions
- City of Little Rock v. RainesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
- Arkansas State Highway Commission v. RobertsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
- Ark. State Highway Comm. v. WitkowskiSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- Pfeifer v. City of Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Loyd v. Southwest Arkansas Utilities Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
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