Hood v. Central Business Improvement District No. 1

I concur for the purpose of stating that, in my opinion, many of the signatures on the petition were improper and inadequate. I would hate to see the same mistake occur again and the case reversed when simple precautions can prevent such a waste of time.

In matters relating to the formation of improvement districts requiring the signature of the majority of the property owners, this court has spoken many times, with clarity, on the right of one person to sign for another or on behalf of a corporation. In Ahern v. Board of Improvement Dist.No. 3 of Texarkana, 69 Ark. 68, 61 S.W. 575 (1901),…