Legal Opinion
Harry H. Smedley v. City of Waldron, Thomas Sawyer, Mayor, Waldron, Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1984No. 83-2222PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1940,. the City of Waldron, lacking funds to acquire a reservoir site, asked Hannah Smedley to donate land for that purpose. The governing agreement provided in part that:
5. The City of Waldron shall never sell, transfer, convey, lease, rent or otherwise dispose of the lands herein above described to other persons, firms, groups and/or corporations, except successors and/or assigns of itself, and if it attempts to do so, the lands immediately revert to Hannah Smedley and her heirs[.]
In 1977, Harry Smedley (Hannah Smedley’s sole heir and devisee) sued unsuccessfully for reconveyance,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gibson v. PickettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
- Coffelt v. Decatur School District No. 17Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
- Williams v. Kirby School District No. 32Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1944
- Letzkus v. NothwangSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
- McCrory School District v. BrogdenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Idaho v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- State of Idaho v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Harry H. Smedley v. City of Waldron, Thomas Sawyer, Mayor Waldron, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Harry H. Smedley v. City of Waldron, Thomas Sawyer, Mayor Waldron, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Opinion No., Arkansas Attorney General Reports1988