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Loyd v. Knight

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 7, 1986No. 85-259PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

This case presents the question: When a proper petition is filed under Act 445 of 1983, as amended, codified at Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 80-4601 — 80-4612 (Supp. 1985), with a county board of education for annexation of school districts, must the Board annex districts that are contiguous? The answer is “yes”, and we affirm the holdings of the lower court. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 29(l)(c).

This action began on May 25,1985, when the Ross Van Ness School Board filed a petition with the Chicot County Board of Education to annex its district to the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ark. State Highway Comm. v. MabrySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
  2. Saline County Board of Education v. Hot Spring County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980

3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Stephens v. Arkansas School for the BlindSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  2. Ramirez v. White County Circuit CourtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  3. Ward v. DossSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  4. Klinger v. City of FayettevilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  5. City of North Little Rock v. PfeiferSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017

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