Legal Opinion
Bales v. City of Fort Smith
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 4, 2017No. CV-16-148PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohn Dan Kemp, Chief Justice
hWe accepted certification of this case from the Arkansas Court of Appeals to answer the question whether the court of appeals has jurisdiction to hear appeals involving the suspension, discharge, or reduction in rank for certain civil-service officers. See Ark. Code Ann. § 14-51-308 (Repl. 2013).
The Arkansas Constitution grants to the Arkansas Supreme Court “[statewide appellate jurisdiction.” Ark. Const, amend. 80, § 2(D)(1). “The Court of Appeals shall have such appellate jurisdiction as the Supreme Court shall by rule determine and shall be subject to the general superintending control of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Moose v. GregorySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- Clark v. Pine Bluff Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
- Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
- Lawrence v. City of TexarkanaSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
- Farmer v. MoonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2013
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bridgeman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
- Little Rock Police Department v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
- Mason v. MasonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
- Bales v. City of Fort Smith, Ark.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
- Bryan Norris, on Behalf of Himself and All Similarly Situated Persons; Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative, Inc.; And Restore Election Integrity Arkansas, a Ballot Question Committee v. Independence County, Arkansas; Tracey Mitchell, in Her Official Capacity as County Clerk; Jennifer Emery, Frances Haigwood, and Wendy Henry, Each in Their Official Capacities as Election Commissioners; And Johnathan Abbott, Cliff Barnett, Brad Covington, Brent Henderson, Kenny Hurley, Johnny McMullin, Tammy Pearce, Dennis Stephens, and Tim Stewart, Each Personally and in Their Official Capacities as Justices of the Peace and State of Arkansas Ex Rel. Tim Griffin, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2026
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