Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Giddings
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 11, 1983No. 83-13PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice.
The only issue in this case is whether Act 77 of 1979, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 80-502.10 (Repl. 1980), is unconstitutional as special or local legislation. The Pulaski County Chancery Court held that the act was constitutional, and on appeal we affirm.
The act provides:
Certain school boards to be elected by zone. — The County Board of Education of each county encompassing a school district which may now or hereafter having [have] an average daily attendance in excess of 24,000 shall divide such school district into zones for the purpose of electing members to such…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Webb v. AdamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
- Special School District of Fort Smith 100 v. Sebastian CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
- Thomas v. FoustSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
- Heber Springs School District v. West Side School DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
3Cited by22 opinions
- McCutchen v. HuckabeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Fayetteville School District No. 1 v. Arkansas State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- Gay v. RabonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- Boyd v. WeissSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- Wilson v. WeissSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
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