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Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided September 30, 2011Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Buddy Lovell State Representative

201 West Riverside Drive Marked Tree, Arkansas 72365-2014

The Honorable David Burnett State Senator

900 Hale Osceola, Arkansas 72730

Dear Representative Lovell and Senator Burnett:

You have requested my opinion on whether the board of directors of a school district may use school funds to pay certain legal fees. You present the following background facts and question:

[A]n absent board member was voted off the board during a school board meeting. In a lawsuit initiated by him, he won reinstatement. He was reinstated. The school board now wishes to pay…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Pledger v. Featherlite Precast Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  2. Ghegan & Ghegan, Inc. v. WeissSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  3. Lake View School District No. 25 v. HuckabeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  4. Rainwater v. HaynesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
  5. Magnolia School District No. 14 v. Arkansas State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990

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