Legal Opinion
Cowger v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 28, 1991No. 91-104PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Justice.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the law of Arkansas gives one municipality eminent domain over land in another municipality. We hold that it does.
The appellants, George and Irene Cowger, own property in the City of Belleville. The City of Danville, in conjunction with the State Department of Aeronautics, filed an action against them in the Circuit Court of Yell County seeking condemnation of 10.56 acres for the construction of an airstrip. The City of Belleville indicated its approval of the project by the adoption of Resolution No. 7-27-87 authorizing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Virden v. RoperSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Village of Schiller Park v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
- Howard v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Townsend v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
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