Legal Opinion
Gipson v. Maner
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 13, 1956No. 5-757 and 5-758 Consolidated; 5-827PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeoege Rose Smith, J.
The question in these cases is whether Acts 109 and 142 of 1955 are contrary to § 4 of Amendment 37 to the state constitution, which places a limitation upon the salary and expenses of circuit judges and chancellors.
It was provided by Amendment 15, approved in 1928, tliat tlie annual salary of these judges should be $3,600 each. Amendment 15 was superseded in 1946 by Amendment 37. Section 4 of the amendment now in force reads: ‘ ‘ The General Assembly of Arkansas shall by law determine the amount and method of payment of salaries and expenses of Circuit Judges and Chancellors of the various…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bailey, Lieutenant-Governor v. AbingtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1941
- Ashton v. FergusonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924
- Matheny v. Independence CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
- State ex rel. Norwood v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- McArthur v. CampbellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
3Cited by16 opinions
- Berry v. GordonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
- Foster v. Jefferson County Quorum CourtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
- Knowlton v. WardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Brown v. City of StuttgartSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
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