Legal Opinion
Sewer Imp. Dist. 1 of Sheridan v. Jones, Admx.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 18, 1939No. 4-5714PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
A suit brought by Burl Grubbs was revived after his death to recover damages from Sewer Improvement District No. 1 of Sheridan, Arkansas, to a 7%-acre tract of land upon which Grubbs resided at the time of his death under color of title, alleged to have been occasioned by the improper maintenance and operation of a septic tank, which was an essential part of the sewage system, and by the construction of two ditches across the Grubbs land through which polluted water ran from the septic tank.
The first insistence is that there was no sufficient showing of title to support the action. But, as we…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Wood v. Drainage District No. 2Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- McLaughlin v. City of HopeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Jones v. Sewer Improvement District No. 3Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Meriwether Sand & Gravel Co. v. State Ex Rel. Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930
- City of El Dorado v. ScruggsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Arkansas Valley Cooperative Rural Electric Co. v. ElkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
- Collier v. City of SpringdaleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Springfield v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- St. Francis Drainage District v. AustinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
- City of Tulsa v. Tyson Foods, Inc.District Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2003
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