Churchill v. Vaughan
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; 1. . The appeal of Ray and Howel affected their lands and the district remained in full force as to all property owners who did not 'appeal.
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Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; 1. . The appeal of Ray and Howel affected their lands and the district remained in full force as to all property owners who did not 'appeal. Acts 1915, Act 338, § 3, etc. 24 N. E. 131, 175; 2 Words & Phrases, 536’. 2. The finding of the county court as to acreage and benefits was final and conclusive, and it appears there was a sufficient number of signers and the district was for the best interest of the county and district. Unless all the owners appealed the court could not determine whether the district was beneficial or not, of…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Certain owners of real estate in White County presented a petition to the county court for the creation and establishment of a road improvement district pursuant to the terms of Act No. 338 of the General Assembly of 1915. Descriptions of the road to be constructed, and of the region to be included within the, boundaries of the district, were set forth in the petition, and a plat of the proposed district and r’oute of the road was also filed with the petition. A considerable number of owners of real property, which would have been affected by the creation of the district, filed a counter…
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