McCord v. Welch
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeals from Little River Chancery Court; Jas. D. Shaver, Chancellor; McCord v. Welch reversed; District No. 6 v. District No. 8 1. The chancery court erred in granting the injunction to McCord, county judge, because (1) the complaint shows that court is without jurisdiction of the subject-matter. 91 Ark. 534; 7 R. C. L. 1030. .(2) The county court has exclusive original jurisdiction over matters relating to county roads with which a chancery court has no power to interfere.
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Appeals from Little River Chancery Court; Jas. D. Shaver, Chancellor; McCord v. Welch reversed; District No. 6 v. District No. 8 1. The chancery court erred in granting the injunction to McCord, county judge, because (1) the complaint shows that court is without jurisdiction of the subject-matter. 91 Ark. 534; 7 R. C. L. 1030. .(2) The county court has exclusive original jurisdiction over matters relating to county roads with which a chancery court has no power to interfere. Article 7, § 28, Const.; 98 Ark. 64. (3) The county court is a constitutional superior court of record, while chancery…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
These two cases, both involving controversies between two road improvement districts in Little River County and between one of the districts and the owners of certain real property, can be disposed' of in one opinion.
Road Improvement District No. 6 is an appellant in each of the cases and was organized under - the general statutes of the State authorizing the creation of such districts for the construction of rural highways under orders of the county court (Crawford & Moses’ Digest, § 5399 et sect-, act March 30, 1915, page 1400), and was organized hy order of the county court of Little River…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Reitzammer v. Desha Road Improvement District No. 2Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Easley v. PattersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
- Cumnock v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Bush v. Delta Road Improvement DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- McClelland v. PittmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
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- Taylor v. Board of Commissioners of Cache River Drainage District No. 2Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- Green v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
- Board of Improvement Street Improvement District No. 349 v. Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927