Legal Opinion

Bailey v. Harris Brake Fire Protection District

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 4, 1985No. 85-145PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The Harris Brake Fire Protection District was created in 1980 by ordinance of the Perry County Quorum Court pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 20-923 to - 943 (Supp. 1985). In 1981, a suit was brought in chancery court seeking a judgment which would declare the district to be void because of failure to conform with the above cited statutes in forming the district. At that time, the constitutionality of the statutes was not challenged. The Chancellor upheld the formation of the district. This Court affirmed that decision. Langford v. Brand, 274 Ark. 426, 626 S.W.2d 198…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Thomas F. Lovell v. James G. Mixon, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  3. Wells v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
  4. Smith v. RaoneSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
  5. Langford v. BrandSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Griffin v. First Nat. Bank of CrossettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  2. Fisher v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  3. Swofford v. StaffordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  4. Carwell Elevator Co., Inc. v. LeathersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Cater v. CaterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993

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