Legal Opinion

Desha v. Independence County Bridge District No. 1

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 20, 1929Published

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

By special act No. 338 of the 1925 session of the General Assembly (Acts 1925, page 977), Independence County Bridge District No. 1 was created for the purpose of constructing a bridge across White River at or near Batesville. The district was unable to acquire the right-of-way, and it became necessary to condemn it, and a suit for that purpose was brought pursuant to § 3 of the act. Judgment was rendered in the suit in favor of the landowner for the property so condemned in the sum of $3,040. This judgment was reversed on the appeal to this court, and the opinion then rendered states fully…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Larson v. South DakotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  2. Desha v. Independence County Bridge District No. 1Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
  3. White River Bridge Co. v. HurdSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
  4. Generes v. Security Life Ins. Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Larson v. StateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1927

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