Crane v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Conway Chancery Court; John E. Martineau, Chancellor on Exchange; 1. When the county court has once granted the privilege of keeping a public ferry, the privilege is exclusive within the distance prescribed by the statute, so long as it is exercised under the annual grant of license. 20 Ark. 561-3; 23 Id. 514; 36 Id. 467. There is no evidence of abandonment. 94 Ark. 192; 20 Id. 573; 95 Id. 466; lb. 353. 2. Injunction is the proper remedy and damages should be…
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Appeal from Conway Chancery Court; John E. Martineau, Chancellor on Exchange; 1. When the county court has once granted the privilege of keeping a public ferry, the privilege is exclusive within the distance prescribed by the statute, so long as it is exercised under the annual grant of license. 20 Ark. 561-3; 23 Id. 514; 36 Id. 467. There is no evidence of abandonment. 94 Ark. 192; 20 Id. 573; 95 Id. 466; lb. 353. 2. Injunction is the proper remedy and damages should be recovered. 88 Ark. 330; 44 Id. 189; 52 Id. 90. 3. A forfeiture can only be enforced by the State. Failure to pay the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Appellant, L. J. Crane, has for many years owned lauds on both sides of the Petit Jean Biver at a crossing where the river constitutes the boundary line 'between the counties of Yell and Conway, and since the year 1899 he has operated a ferry under license annually granted to him by the county court of each of said ■counties. That is to say, he has procured a license from each county until the year 1910, and thereafter from the county court of Yell County, but no license was issued to him for the years 1910 or 1911 by the county court of Conway County, though he made application therefor. On…
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- Lindsay v. LindleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1859
- Finley v. ShemwellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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