Pulaski County v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Pulaski Chancery Court. Hon. L>. ~W. Carroll, Chancellor. 1. Pulaski County was the beneficiary of the grant of June 15, 1832, and the State having used county funds in the construction of the east wing of the State House, holds that portion as trustee for the county.
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APPEAL from Pulaski Chancery Court. Hon. L>. ~W. Carroll, Chancellor. 1. Pulaski County was the beneficiary of the grant of June 15, 1832, and the State having used county funds in the construction of the east wing of the State House, holds that portion as trustee for the county. Acts Congress, March 2, 1881; June 23, 1836; June 15, 1882. 2. The rights of Pulaski were recognized by Governor Pope, and by the Legislature, and the State paid the •county rent for two of the rooms in the east wing. 3. The State by her acts is equitably estopped from denying the county’s title or right. Bigeloio on…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The State brought ejectment against the county for certain rooms in the east wing of the State House. Hpon the coming in of the answer, which set up some supposed equities in the premises, the cause was, at the instance of the defendant, transferred from the Circuit Court to the Chancery Court. It was there heard upon tbe pleadings and accompanying exhibits, and a decree-rendered for the plaintiff.
1. Title not acquired by improving land. 2. Adverse Possession: Permissive: Occupation by county: Presumption.
The deeds filed with the complaint show that the legal title to the property is in the…
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