Rector v. Board of Improvement
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Garland Circuit Court iu Chancery. J. B. Wood, Judge. 1. The district was illegally formed, leaving out important territory which had to be drained, and necessary ■outlets.
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APPEAL from Garland Circuit Court iu Chancery. J. B. Wood, Judge. 1. The district was illegally formed, leaving out important territory which had to be drained, and necessary ■outlets. The commissioners exceeded their powers in building more sewerage than they bad a right to build, •and the constitutional rights of appellant tvill be impaired if they are compelled to contribute to the erection •of improvements outside the district, whereby their property will be taken for public use without just compensation. Mansf. Dig., se.e. 826; Art. II., see. 22, and A.rt. XIX., ■sec. 27 Const.)…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
Ten resident owners .of l’eal property in the city of Hot Springs petitioned and requested the city council to lay off a certain portion of Hot Springs, in which they resided and had property, into an improvement district ..for the purpose of grading and otherwise improving the streets and alleys therein, and constructing sidewalks and .sewers; and the council,by ordinance, did so, and designated ;the district so laid off, as “ Improvement District No. 1.” A short time .thereafter many owners of real; property within such district presented to the council a petition praying that a general…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Daniels v. TearneySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Ricketts v. SprakerIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- Ferguson v. LandramCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1868
- Ferguson v. LandramCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1866
- Patterson v. BaumerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Shibley v. Fort SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Road Improvement District No. 1 v. GloverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Ahern v. Board of Improvement District No. 3Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1901
- City of Sedalia ex rel. Gilsonite Construction Co. v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
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