Legal Opinion
Miller, Receiver v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 6, 1936No. 4-4424PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The Southeast Arkansas Levee District was created and organized by act S3 of the 1917 General Assembly of the State of Arkansas (vol. 1, Acts 1917, page 367). The act recites the purpose of the improvement district to be the protection of the lands of the district from the overflow of certain rivers. It ascertained the betterments to be derived from the proposed' improvement, and levied.taxes to pay the cost thereof. The amount of these betterments were made liens upon the lands of the district to the extent of the respective assessments.
The act makes provision for the collection of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Western Clay Drainage District v. WynnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
- Moore v. Long Prairie Levee DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- Beasley v. HornorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927
- Arkansas-Louisiana Highway Improvement District v. ParrishSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
- Meehan v. Road Impr. Dist. No. 7 of Woodruff CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
3Cited by4 opinions
- Board of Directors of St. Francis Levee Dist. v. KurnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Board of Directors St. Francis Levee Dist. v. KurnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937
- Rouse v. TeeterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949
- Douglas v. FerrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938