Legal Opinion
Owen v. Dalton
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided September 28, 1988No. 88-190PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.
The appellant, Charles C. Owen, a resident and taxpayer of Little Rock, brought suit against the appellee and its city manager to enjoin implementation of Little Rock Ordinance No. 15.311, primarily on the grounds that the Act pursuant to which the ordinance was adopted constituted special or local legislation in violation of Amendment 14 of the Arkansas Constitution. The ordinance provides for a change in the method of election of Little Rock’s seven member board of directors and was adopted pursuant to Act 808 of 1977, as amended by Act 840 of 1987. The only…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Simpson v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
- Board of Trustees v. City of Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Board of Trustees of Municipal Judges & Clerks Fund v. BeardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
- Ark-Ash Lumber Co. v. Pride & FairleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924
- Street Improvement Districts Nos. 481 & 485 v. HadfieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
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3Cited by22 opinions
- McCutchen v. HuckabeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Fayetteville School District No. 1 v. Arkansas State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- Eady v. LansfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- Swanberg v. TartSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
- Foster v. Jefferson County Board of Election CommissionersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
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