Haynes v. Faulkner County

I join with the majority opinion regarding its decision on direct appeal, but concur with the result reached on cross-appeal. Summarily stated, I agree that the chancellor was correct in concluding there is no legal authority to lease county property to county entities. Counties are created by the authority of the legislature, and they derive all their powers from the source of their creation, except where the Constitution of the state otherwise provides. City of Hot Springs v. Gray, 215 Ark. 243, 219 S.W.2d 930 (1949). Here, the county had no statutory authority to enter into a contract with…