Stuttgart v. John
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Arkansas Chancery Court; John M. Blliott, Chancellor; 1. The burden of proof was on the appellee. 58 Ark. 151; 77 Ark. 177. 2. All rights of any citizen, or of town, city or' public inure to the benefit of appellants, and the intervener, Downs, is a proper party to the suit. 13 Cyc. 457, 458; Id. 453; 80 Ark. 489; 77 Ark. 177; 6 N. E. 669; 92 S. W. 21; 45 N. E. 238; 45 S. W. 128. 3. Dedication of the street was sufficiently made: (a) By recorded plat with…
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Appeal from Arkansas Chancery Court; John M. Blliott, Chancellor; 1. The burden of proof was on the appellee. 58 Ark. 151; 77 Ark. 177. 2. All rights of any citizen, or of town, city or' public inure to the benefit of appellants, and the intervener, Downs, is a proper party to the suit. 13 Cyc. 457, 458; Id. 453; 80 Ark. 489; 77 Ark. 177; 6 N. E. 669; 92 S. W. 21; 45 N. E. 238; 45 S. W. 128. 3. Dedication of the street was sufficiently made: (a) By recorded plat with instrument of dedication attached, (b) By conveyance of lots with reference to the plat. Cases supra; 13 Cyc. 455, 463 b.; 2…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, J.
This is a suit in equity instituted by appellee, Mary E> John, against the city of Stuttgart and its officers to restrain them from opening certain streets and alleys through her property. The chancellor granted the relief prayed for, and the defendant and certain property owners who intervened in the case appealed to this court.
On May 19, 1890, N. B. Price, appellee’s grantor, and the owner of certain other property in the incorporated town of Stuttgart platted an addition known as “Union Addition to Stuttgart,” embracing the property now owned by appellee, and attached to the plat an…
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