Legal Opinion

Davis v. City of Blytheville

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 17, 2015No. CV-15-118PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJosephine Linker Hart, Associate Justice

| Appellant, Kenyghatta Davis, both individually and as a class representative, brought a class-action complaint against appellee, the City of Blytheville, Arkansas (the City) and its Water Department (the Water Department). Davis appeals from the circuit court’s granting of summary judgment to the City. As she argued before the circuit court, Davis asserts on appeal that (1) because there is no statutory authority allowing the City to impose late fees, the Water Department’s charging of late fees on overdue accounts was an ultra vires act; (2) she was entitled to a declaratory judgment…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hayes v. First National Bank of MemphisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
  2. Hotel Associates, Inc. v. Rieves, Rubens & MaytonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
  3. Myers v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
  4. Tompos v. City of FayettevilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  5. Weeks v. City of ParagouldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Blevins v. HudsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016
  2. John v. FaitakCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019
  3. Davis v. City of BlythevilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015
  4. First State Bank & Pinnacle Bank v. City of ElkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2018

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