Legal Opinion
Rankin v. City of Fort Smith
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 27, 1999No. 98-00037PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lavenski R. Smith, Justice.
This is an appeal from the Sebastian County Chancery Court which entered a summary judgment dismissing the complaint of appellants, Bill Rankin and Horton O. Elzea (“appellants”). Appellants complained that the City of Fort Smith (the “City”) illegally exacted funds from its general fund to help pay for bonds issued by the city’s Parking Authority for the construction of a downtown parking deck. We find no error and affirm.
Facts
In 1985, the City of Fort Smith issued revenue bonds to fund the building of a parking garage on the 700 block of Rogers Avenue in downtown…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Sturgis v. SkokosSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- Young v. PaxtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Starnes v. SadlerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
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3Cited by16 opinions
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