Legal Opinion
Christenson v. Felton
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 19, 1956No. 5-1119PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.
This appeal necessitates a study of the school laws of Arkansas in regard to the place of voting in school elections.
At the regular school election in March, 1956, in the Marianna School District, 1 the vote was certified as 441 votes for the tax and 428 votes against the tax. In due time, appellants filed action in the Circuit Court (under Act 403 of 1951) to contest the election; and alleged that many votes for the tax were void. The Circuit Court decided the case on the merits and found that there were 428 valid votes for the tax and 419 valid votes…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Henderson v. GladishSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1939
- Orr v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953
- State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
- Sugar Grove School District No. 19 v. Booneville Special School District No. 65Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1945
- Logan v. MoodySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Muse v. Prescott School Dist.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Dermott Special School District v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- Turnis v. Board of Education of Jones CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
- Adams v. Dixie School District No. 7Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- Henry v. StuartSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
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