McLaughlin v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Franklin Chancery Court; T. H. Humphreys, Chancellor on Exchange; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is ¡an appeal from t’he decree of the Franklin Chancery Conrt ¡dismissing for want of equity the complaint of appellant filed in that conrt against the appellees, the prosecuting attorney of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit and the Superintendent of the State Penitentiary.
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Appeal from Franklin Chancery Court; T. H. Humphreys, Chancellor on Exchange; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is ¡an appeal from t’he decree of the Franklin Chancery Conrt ¡dismissing for want of equity the complaint of appellant filed in that conrt against the appellees, the prosecuting attorney of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit and the Superintendent of the State Penitentiary. By this suit the ¡appellant sought to have the State, through its prosecuting attorney, submit to 'a new trial of appellant’s case and to restrain the execution of the judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court pronouncing a…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(/after stating the facts). The attorney general; for appellees, contend that the chancery court was without jurisdiction to grant the relief sought in the complaint, while learned counsel for the appellant, on the other hand, maintain that the chancery court has such jurisdiction, and they have presented an elaborate brief land cited numerous authorities to support their contention. It is also insisted ¡by the attorney general that the chancellor was correct in finding that the failure to file the /bill of exceptions within the time allowed by the trial court was on account of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kansas & Arkansas Valley Railroad v. FitzhughSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1895
- Easley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Leigh v. ArmorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1879