Thruston v. Little River County

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

This case involves the validity and constitutionality of Little River County Emergency Ordinance No. 0-90-7, which allows the appellees, Little River County, Arkansas, et al. (County), to open and close graves without charge. We find the emergency ordinance to be both valid and constitutional and affirm the chancellor’s judgment.

On May 20, 1991, the appellant, Joe Thruston, filed a complaint in the Little River County Chancery Court challenging the validity and constitutionality of Emergency Ordinance 0-90-7; Thruston amended his complaint, and the County…