Legal Opinion
Yarbrough v. Arkansas State Highway Commission
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 6, 1976No. 76-29PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Elsijane T. Roy, Justice.
The Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 U.S.C. § 131 et seq.) 1 requires states to provide “effective control” of outdoor advertising devices along certain highways or suffer a reduction of 10% in the amount of federal-aid Highway funds otherwise available. Billboards along federal-aid highways can only be erected, after the passage of state-conforming legislation, in accordance with an agreement established between the state and the Secretary of Transportation.
To conform to this federal requirement, the Arkansas legislature enacted statutes 2 authorizing the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Walters v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by26 opinions
- URREY CERAMIC TILE CO. INC. v. MosleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
- Matter of Estate of EppersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Seiz Co. v. Arkansas State Highway & Transportation DepartmentSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2009
- Alper v. State Ex Rel. Department of HighwaysNevada Supreme Court · 1980
- Pridgeon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
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