Legal Opinion

Wallace v. Toliver

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 21, 1979No. 78-327PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John I. Purtle, Justice.

Appellants own a tract of land in Marion County between appellees’ property and Highway 125 South. It is undisputed that in years past a public road crossed the appellants’ property and was maintained by the county. The road started in the Peel community and crossed Coon Creek and ended up in the county seat at Yellville. When Bull Shoals Lake was constructed about 1953 it backed Coon Creek up and inundated this Peel-Yellville road. However, some use was made of the road by the public up until the last few years and this is a disputed fact. It is undisputed that the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McLain v. KeelSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
  2. Nelms v. SteelhammerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
  3. Weir v. TrucksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lacey v. Bekaert Steel Wire Corp.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1985
  2. Hutter v. MedlockCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1989
  3. Young v. BirdCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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