Legal Opinion
Hall v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 11, 1984No. 83-177PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas L. Cashion, Special Justice.
Appellant filed a taxpayer’s suit for a declaratory judgment to keep the City of North Little Rock from paying a fee to a private attorney. The attorney had represented the mayor of North Little Rock, who had been charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. These charges were subsequently dismissed. The complaint alleged an illegal exaction which is prohibited by art. 16, § 13, Constitution of the State of Arkansas. The chancellor dismissed the complaint and this appeal resulted.
John W. Hall, Sr., instituted this suit against Reed W. Thompson in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matter of Chapman v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Holtzendorff v. Housing AuthorityCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
- Guerine v. City of NorthlakeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- Schieffelin v. HenryNew York Supreme Court · 1924
- Williams v. Little Rock Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
3Cited by12 opinions
- Wright v. City of DanvilleIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- Love v. Smackover School DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- City of Little Rock v. QuinnCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1991
- City of West Helena v. SullivanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
- O'Brien v. City of Greers FerryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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