Ellis v. Hall

Grippin Smith, Chief Justice.

The litigation, necessitating a determination of controversial Act 242 of 1951, was begun when Ellis and Davidson filed an original proceeding in this court November 17, 1951, challenging sufficiency of the petition to refer. See Ellis v. Hall, Secretary of State, 219 Ark. 869, 245 S. W. 2d 223.

This is the first action reaching this court under Amendment No. 7 to the Constitution, involving a statewide petition, where nature of the issues and character of the proof reasonably necessary to an understanding of factual transactions clearly indicated from the…