Saunders v. City of Little Rock

Conley Byrd, Justice.

This case involves the validity of the annexation of approximately 55 square miles of contiguous lands to the City of Little Rock, pursuant to the provisions of Acts of Arkansas 1971, No. 298 [Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 19-307.1, 19-307.2, 19-307.3 and 19-307.4 (Supp. 1973)]. The annexation was approved by the voters of the City of Little Rock at a special election by a vote of 10,651 FOR and 6,-919 AGAINST. The appellants Arthur B. Saunders, et al, property owners in the area, applied to the trial court pursuant to Section 3 of Act 298, supra, to have the annexation declared…