Legal Opinion
Burton v. City of Fort Smith
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 31, 1949No. 4-8776PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MiNob W. Millwee, Justice.
The City of Fort Smith instituted proceedings under Ark. Stats., (1947), § 19-307 (§ 9501, Pope’s Digest) to annex approximately 11 square miles of contiguous territory lying south, east and northeast of the present city limits. After a majority voted in favor of the proposal at the general municipal election held April 1, 1947, the city petitioned the county court to make the order of annexation.
Appellants represent several hundred property owners in the area affected who appeared as remonstrants in the county court. After an extensive hearing the county court found…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Vestal v. Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
- Russell v. Maxwell Land Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Little v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- Vogel v. Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
- Dodson v. Mayor & Town CouncilSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878
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3Cited by11 opinions
- City of Little Rock v. FindleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
- Marsh v. City of El DoradoSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
- Garner v. BensonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
- Mann v. City of Hot SpringsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Cantrell v. VaughnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
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