Legal Opinion · Dissent

Missouri Pacific Hospital Ass'n v. Pulaski County

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 27, 1947No. 4-8031Published

1DissentHolt, J.

I cannot agree with the view of the majority in this case.

Article XVI, § 5 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas provides: “All property subject to taxation shall he taxed according to its value . . . provided that the following property shall be exempt from taxation: Public property used exclusively for public purposes ; churches used as such; cemeteries used exclusively as such; school buildings and apparatus; libraries and grounds used exclusively for school purposes; and buildings and grounds and materials used exclusively for public charity.” Section 6 reads: “All laws exempting…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hooper v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. ArtistCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
  3. Bush v. MartineauSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927
  4. Standard Oil Co. v. BrodieSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
  5. Cooper v. DasherSupreme Court of the United States · 1933

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