Wilkinson v. St. Francis County Road Improvement District No. 1
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from St. Francis Chancery Court; A. L. Hutchins, Chancellor; 1. While the act No. 157, Acts 1917, page 814, was legally passed and valid (133 Ark. 64), the assessment of benefits against appellant’s property are unjust, unequal, unequitable and disproportionate and not in accordance with the provisions of the act, and under section 12 of said act the chancery court should be required to equalize the assessments of the entire district, and erred in refusing to set…
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Appeal from St. Francis Chancery Court; A. L. Hutchins, Chancellor; 1. While the act No. 157, Acts 1917, page 814, was legally passed and valid (133 Ark. 64), the assessment of benefits against appellant’s property are unjust, unequal, unequitable and disproportionate and not in accordance with the provisions of the act, and under section 12 of said act the chancery court should be required to equalize the assessments of the entire district, and erred in refusing to set aside the unjust and arbitrary assessments on appellant’s property. 86 Ark. 14; 32 Id. 31; 49 U. 202; 68 Id. 377; 69 Id. 68;…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellant is a large land owner in Road Improvement District No. 1 of St. Francis County, which was created by Act No. 157 of the Acts of 1917 (Acts 1917, page 814), and he seeks by this appeal to have the assessments against his lands vacated and set aside upon the ground that they are excessive, confiscatory and disproportionate to other assessments. This is a direct proceeding to review by .'appeal the refusal of the chancery court to revise and reduce appellant’s assessments. He insists that the assessments were made by zones, the assessments against each tract being determined solely by…
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- Board of Improvement of Waterworks Improvement District No. 22 v. Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Alcorn v. Bliss-Cook Oak Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
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- Reisinger v. Road Improvement District No. 8Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
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