Legal Opinion

Fentress v. Sicard

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 3, 1930PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Kirby, J.,

(after stating the facts). The authorities are well nigh uniform in holding that a mortuary or undertaking establishment of the kind complained of here is not a nuisance per se. It may become a. nuisance, however, by reason of its location in a residential district or from the manner iii which it is operated. In 46 C. J., p. 726, it is said: “An undertaking establishment or funeral parlor is not a nuisance per se, but by reason of surrounding circumstances it may become a nuisance. It may constitute a nuisance by reason of its location, as, for instance, under particular…

2Cited by18 opinions

  1. Clutter v. BlankenshipSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
  2. Dawson v. LaufersweilerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
  3. Williams v. MontgomeryMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
  4. City of Little Rock v. AndresSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
  5. Frederick v. Brown Funeral Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952

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