Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Town of Oak Grove
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 7, 1998No. 97-898PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray Thornton, Justice.
In 1987, the town of Oak Grove adopted Ordinance 20, which prohibits the keeping of swine or fowl for commercial purposes within the town limits. Appellants Marvin and Linda Phillips breed emus for sale on their property in Oak Grove. The appellees are the town of Oak Grove, the mayor, and members of the town council. When the Town charged them with violating the Ordinance, the Phillipses responded with a motion for summary judgment challenging the Ordinance’s constitutional validity. Oak Grove counterclaimed, asking for a declaratory judgment that the ordinance was…
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