Fort Smith Light & Traction Co. v. Bourland

Appellant is a corporation owning and operating a street-car system in the city of Fort Smith, and this case involves the right of appellant to remove and abandon a portion of its track along one of the streets of the city, contrary to the orders of the city commissioners, the city of Fort Smith.being operated under a commission form of government.

Appellant formerly operated under a franchise granted by the city government many years ago, but, during the existence of the ‘Corporation Commission, under the act of April 1, 1919 (Crawford & Moses’ Digest, § 1607 et seq.), it surrendered its’…