Frauenthal v. Slaten
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Cleburne Chancery Court; George T. Humphries, Chancellor; 1. On the question of dedication by the plat, the whole plat must be considered in order to determine the extent of the dedication, io F. R. A. 673. The certificate attached to the plat clearly limits the dedication to the streets described in the deed. The principles that govern the dedication of streets and alleys differ greatly from those that govern the dedication of parks.
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Appeal from Cleburne Chancery Court; George T. Humphries, Chancellor; 1. On the question of dedication by the plat, the whole plat must be considered in order to determine the extent of the dedication, io F. R. A. 673. The certificate attached to the plat clearly limits the dedication to the streets described in the deed. The principles that govern the dedication of streets and alleys differ greatly from those that govern the dedication of parks. The first are indispensable to the use of lots, while parks are only indirectly beneficial to them. Hence dedication of streets may be established…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
This suit involves a controversy between Max Frauenthal and his wife, Sallie Frauenthal, and son Mortimer Frauenthal, on the one side, and the incorporated town of Sugar Eoaf (or Heber, as it is sometimes called) and certain citizens thereof, on the other side, concerning the ownership of a block or square of ground in said town known as “Spring Square.” The chancellor rendered a decree in favor of the plaintiffs, and the defendants, Frauenthal and others, appealed.
The question at issue is whether or not the defendants have irrevocably dedicated said property to public use as a park or…
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