Caldwell v. Board of Election Commissioners of Garland County

WARD, Justice.

One phase of this litigation has already been before this Court. In the case of Garland County Board of Election Commissioner v. Ennis, 227 Ark. 880, 302 S.W. 2d 76, we held that the matter of abolishing certain townships (and combining them with other townships) was properly before the circuit court on appeal from the county court.

Upon remand the circuit court heard testimony from those opposing abolition of the townships, overruled their motion to dismiss, and then affirmed the order of the county court of December 5, 1956 which abolished certain designated townships and…