Legal Opinion

City of Pine Bluff v. Jones

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 7, 2007No. 06-1032PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Tom Glaze, Justice.

In this appeal, the appellant, the City of Pine Bluff (“the City”), and the appellee, Jefferson County (“the County”), ask our court to decide what is meant by the phrase “prisoners of municipalities,” a term found in Ark. Code Ann. § 12-41-506(a)(l) (Repl. 2003). The lawsuit at issue in this case stemmed from an October 1993 contract between the County and the City. Under the terms of that contract, the County was to build a thirty-two bed expansion at the Jefferson County Jaü, and the City agreed to lease from the County twenty-four of those beds, which were to “be…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Harris v. City of Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  2. Cotten v. FooksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  3. Tsann Kuen Enterprises Co. v. CampbellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  4. Dodson v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
  5. Cummings v. City of FayettevilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Miss. Cnty. v. City of BlythevilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2018
  2. WARREN WHOLESALE CO. v. McLane Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
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  4. Amason v. City of CalionCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019
  5. City of Pine Bluff v. Jefferson County, Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Gerald Robinson, in His Official Capacity as Jefferson County Judge; Lafayette Woods, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Jefferson County Sheriff; Justice Alfred Carroll, Sr., in His Official Capacity; Justice Reginald Adams, in His Official Capacity; Justice Reginald Johnson, in His Official Capacity; Justice Patricia Royal Johnson, in Her Official Capacity; Justice Jimmie Lee Fisher, Sr., in His Official Capacity; Justice Glenda Daniels, in Her Official Capacity; Justice Melanie Johnson Dumas, in Her Official Capacity; Justice Roy Agee, in His Official Capacity; Justice Cedric Jackson, in His Official Capacity; Justice Conley F. BCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2025

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