Read v. Mississippi County
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court. . Felix G- TayloR, Judge. STATEMENT" 13 5: THE COURT. This uras an application by the appellant to the county court of Mississippi county for' the allowance against the county of the amount of a judgment against said county recovered by the plaintiff in the United States circuit court for the eastern district of Arkansas on the 15th of December, 1888, for $8,218.63, with interest thereon from the date of the rendition thereof until the…
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Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court. . Felix G- TayloR, Judge. STATEMENT" 13 5: THE COURT. This uras an application by the appellant to the county court of Mississippi county for' the allowance against the county of the amount of a judgment against said county recovered by the plaintiff in the United States circuit court for the eastern district of Arkansas on the 15th of December, 1888, for $8,218.63, with interest thereon from the date of the rendition thereof until the date of allowance • by the county court of Mississippi county, at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, amounting to…
1Opinion of the Court
Hughes, J.,
(after stating the facts)* The court held in Nevada County v. Hicks, 50 Ark. 416, that “the allowance of interest oil a judgment against a county is not a contract by the-county to pay interest, and does not violate-section 1, art.'16, of the constitution, which forbids counties to issue any interest bearing evidences of indebtedness." That a judgment against a county bears interest, whether mentioned in the judgment or not, at the rate of 6 -per cent, per annum (sections 4740, 4741, Mansfield's Digest, sections 5082, 5083, Sandéis & Hill’s Digest), unless the judgment is rendered…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Nevada County v. HicksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
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