Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. Bryant

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 9, 1951No. 4667Published

1ConcurrencePaul Ward, Justice

The conclusion reached hv the majority is correct, hut in my opinion there is a much sounder reason that might have been given.

Tbe laudable purpose of Act 151 of 1951 was to prevent accidents' on the highways by requiring directional lights on motor vehicles which exceeded certain specified dimensions. Section 2 of the act exempts vehicles carrying forest products, farm products, luggage, and/or horses.

This classification is arbitrary and bears no logical relation to the sole purpose of the act or to the results to be achieved and, therefore, violates both § 18 of article 2 of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Simpson v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
  2. State Ex Rel. Burrow v. Jolly, County JudgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944
  3. State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. LeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1936
  4. Edelmann v. the City of Fort SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
  5. Conway County Bridge District v. FullertonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938

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