Beebe v. Little Rock
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Robert J. Lea, Judge. The recital in the deeds passed between Beebe & Ashley and the city in 1843 that the city had previously accepted the plat and bill of assurances in satisfaction of the covenant is proof of that fact. 2 Pars. Cont. *512; 2 Devlin, Deeds § 845, p. 1134. No part of the property claimed here had ever been dedicated 'or recognized as a highway before the confirmation of the above mentioned deeds.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Robert J. Lea, Judge. The recital in the deeds passed between Beebe & Ashley and the city in 1843 that the city had previously accepted the plat and bill of assurances in satisfaction of the covenant is proof of that fact. 2 Pars. Cont. *512; 2 Devlin, Deeds § 845, p. 1134. No part of the property claimed here had ever been dedicated 'or recognized as a highway before the confirmation of the above mentioned deeds. Russell was not the owner, and therefore his attempted dedication was void. 42 Ark. 66, 68; Elliott, Roads & Streets. Beebe's covenant of 1838 did…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, C. J.
This cause originated in three several actions of ejectment, by the appellants, as the only heirs at law of the late Roswell Beebe. The first suit was against the city of Little Rock, and the City Fuel Company, and W. L. Greer, to recover the tract of land in said city bounded on the east by Cumberland street, on the west by Main street, on the south by Water street, and on the north by the Arkansas river. The second suit was against the city of Little Rock and Neimeyer & Darragh, for the recovery of the tract of land or lot in said city bounded on the east by Broadway street, on the west by…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Town of Searcy v. YarnellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Cunningham v. AshleySupreme Court of the United States · 1853
- Newport v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
- Little Rock v. WrightSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
- Skipwith v. MartinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
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- Freeze v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
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