Richerson v. Bearden

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, a taxpayer, filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment. She pleaded that appellees had entered into a contract involving the sale of county property which constituted an illegal exaction in violation of Article 16, § 13 of the Constitution of Arkansas (1874). In response, appellees filed a motion for summary judgment which was accompanied by supporting affidavits. No counter-affidavits or other controverting evidence was offered by appellant. The trial court found that no genuine issue existed as to any fact, that appellees by their affidavits had…