Legal Opinion
Harrell v. City of Conway
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 25, 1954No. 552PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. Seaborn Holt, J.
This appeal involves the rights of the City of Conway and the Conway Corporation (appellees) and the rights of the other riparian owners (appellants) within the watershed of Cadron Creek.
Material facts appear to be undisputed. The City of Conway owns its Municipal Water System and appellee, Conway Corporation, operates it under lease from the City. Since about 1912, the City has been getting its water supply from Cadron Creek, a non-navigable stream, about five miles away. Cadron Creek empties into the Arkansas River, and the City’s point of intake and its water facilities and equipment are…
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