Clayton, State Treasurer v. City of Little Rock

Ed F. McFaddin, Justice.

In this court, three cases (Nos. 7956, 8059 and 8205), have been consolidated, and will he decided in this opinion. We will refer to the cases by the number in this court, and will refer to the parties by convenient designations, and leave for footnote the detailing of the parties. First, we will give a brief history of each case and the questions therein which’ we find necessary to decide; and then we will decide the questions.

Case No. 7956

The City of Little Bock was the original plaintiff, but a number of cities and counties 1 later joined as plaintiffs in the…