Legal Opinion

City of Garland v. Miller County

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 3, 1980No. 80-152PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The City of Garland, Miller County, Arkansas, filed a petition for declaratory judgment in the Miller County Chancerry Court in which it sought to enjoin Miller County and the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department from trying cases in the Miller County Municipal Court when the violations occurred within the Garland city limits. The chancellor refused to issue an injunction.

On appeal it is argued the court erred in determining that the City of Garland, Arkansas, does not have exclusive jurisdiction under Arkansas statutes for the prosecution of offenses…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. City of North Little Rock v. GormanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  2. Jackson v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
  3. Sebastian County Ass'n for Retarded Citizens & Independent Living, Inc. v. Board of Zoning AdjustmentSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bryant v. PicadoSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  2. Estate of Miller v. MillerDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2014
  3. Bryant v. PicadoSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999

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