State ex rel. Attorney General v. Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; Guy Fulk, Judge; The commission had no power in the premises except to grant the franchise, etc. 19 Cyc. 1460; Castle’s Dig., § 8002; 3 Thompson on Corporations, § § 2863-4, 2878.; 132 Fed. 901; 211 IT. S. 265; Thompson on Corporations, § § 2874-2866; Acts Ark. No. 163, March 12, 1913; Endlich on Int.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; Guy Fulk, Judge; The commission had no power in the premises except to grant the franchise, etc. 19 Cyc. 1460; Castle’s Dig., § 8002; 3 Thompson on Corporations, § § 2863-4, 2878.; 132 Fed. 901; 211 IT. S. 265; Thompson on Corporations, § § 2874-2866; Acts Ark. No. 163, March 12, 1913; Endlich on Int. Stat., § 407; 6 Words & Phrases, § 5105. 1. Certiorari will not lie. 6 Cyc. 737; lb. 738; Kirby’s Dig., § § 1315-16; 52 Ark. 220; 61 Id. 607; 62 Id. 196; 69 Id. 591; 73 Id. 606; 80 Id. 201; 70 Id. 589; Bishop on Noncontraet Law, ¶¶ 785-6;…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The Attorney General challenges, in this proceeding, the power of the Railroad Commission to make an order extending the time for constructing a power dam under a franchise previously granted to the Garland Power & Development Company of Arkansas, a domestic corporation.
On May 11, 1910, the State Board of Railroad Incorporation granted to the Garland Power & Development Company a franchise to erect a dam upon the Ouachita River at points mentioned, and the franchise so granted contained a provision that the “Garland Power & Development Company shall, within four years from the date of this…
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- Little Rock Railway & Electric Co. v. DowellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Pine Bluff Water & Light Co. v. City of Pine BluffSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
- Garland Power & Development Co. v. State Board of RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- McConnell v. Arkansas Brick & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1902
- Ouachita Power Co. v. DonagheySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
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