Legal Opinion
Kirksey v. City of Ft. Smith
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 1, 1957No. 5-1199PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Minor W. Millwee, Associate Justice.
The issue here is whether a municipal corporation is liable for a tort committed in connection with the operation and maintenance of its airport. Essential to such determination is the further question whether the operation and maintenance of a municipal airport is a governmental or proprietary function.
Plaintiff is the widow of Jason Kirksey, deceased, and administratrix of his estate. She brought this action against the defendant, City of Fort Smith, Arkansas, seeking damages for the injury and death of her husband arising out of his employment at the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rhodes v. City of AshevilleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
- Coleman v. City of OaklandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
- Miami Beach Airline Service, Inc. v. CrandonSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
- State v. CamelSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
- Fort Smith v. ScruggsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1902
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Williams v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1961
- Sterling Drug, Inc. v. OxfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Parish v. PittsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
- Great Lakes Aircraft Co. v. City of ClaremontSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992
- Anderson v. Jackson Mun. Airport Auth.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1982
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