Legal Opinion
Gray v. Ouachita Creek Watershed District
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 20, 1961No. 5-2504PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.
The question presented is whether there has been an arbitrary and excessive taking of lands in an eminent domain proceeding.
In September, 1960, the appellee, Ouachita Creek Watershed District (hereinafter called “District”) filed its complaint in the Perry Circuit Court seeking to acquire by eminent domain certain lands for the construction site of dams, etc. in its watershed construction project. The complaint alleged in part:
“That the said District was organized on the 5th day of November, 1958 by an order, of the Chancery Court of Perry County, Arkansas,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Patterson Orchard Co. v. Southwest Arkansas Utilities Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
- Burton v. WardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
- Woollard v. Arkansas State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- State Game & Fish Commission v. HornadaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
- State Highway Commission v. Saline CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Pfeifer v. City of Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission v. EubankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
- Toan v. FalboSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Gray v. Ouachita Creek Watershed Dist.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
- Villines v. LeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
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