Brinkley v. Halliburton
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crittenden Circuit Court; W. J. Driver, Judge; 1. The levee act of 1909 is a special statutory proceeding in rem.
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Appeal from Crittenden Circuit Court; W. J. Driver, Judge; 1. The levee act of 1909 is a special statutory proceeding in rem. The land must be correctly described. 169 S. W. 246; 113 Ark. 316. A correct description of the land is jurisdictional. 113 Ark. 316; Van Vleet on Collateral Attack, ch. 370, p. 252; 83 Ark. 234; 11 S. W. 573; 7 Id. 175; 51 N. W. 656. See also 51 Ark. 35; 59 Id. 487. •2. The description is not sufficient. 27 S. W. 970; 322 Ark. 376. “N. of R. R.” does not mean anything. The description is void. 104 S. W. 128, 83 Ark. 334. Surveys by the government are not made with…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
A demurrer was sustained to the complaint in this case, and appellants refusing to plead further, the complaint was dismissed. From the judgment dismissing the suit, an appeal has been prosecuted to this court. The proceeding is one in ejectment to oust appellees from the possession of a part of the southwest quarter, section 26, township 6 north, range 7 east, in Crittenden County, Arkansas. The complaint alleged that appellants were the owners of the S. W. % of section 26, township 6 north, range 7 east, in said county and State; that they deraigned title from the government through mesne…
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