City of Crossett v. Anthony

I disagree with that portion of the majority opinion holding that the trial court should have annexed the South Crossett area. The error of the majority opinion is that it considers the property owners as the appellant in the circuit court whereas in fact the city was the appellant and as such had the duty under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 19-101 to notify all interested persons by newspaper publication of the time and place of the hearing it desired the court to hold. If the county court had ordered the annexation of the South Crossett area then Perkins v. Holman, 43 Ark. 219 (1884), would be…