Patterson v. Road Improvement District No. 3
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court, Northern District; Roy D. Campbell, Special Judge; There is no evidence to sustain the assessments or the judgment of the circuit court. The assessment against appellant’s farm land (a 32-acre farm tract) is ten times as great as against other lands in the vicinity and his lands are practically worthless. The assessment is arbitrary and unjust.
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Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court, Northern District; Roy D. Campbell, Special Judge; There is no evidence to sustain the assessments or the judgment of the circuit court. The assessment against appellant’s farm land (a 32-acre farm tract) is ten times as great as against other lands in the vicinity and his lands are practically worthless. The assessment is arbitrary and unjust. There was really no assessment according to benefits at all, hut the assessment was purely arbitrary, speculative and guesswork. The assessors followed the only reasonable method of assessing lands by dividing it…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellant owns lands in Eoad Improvement District No. 3 of Woodruff County, and he seeks by this appeal to have his assessments revised and reduced. It appears that a tract of land owned by him was assessed with an excessive acreage; bnt a proper reduction was made in that respect. The relief prayed, however, in regard to the assessment against the northeast quarter, southeast quarter, section'6, township 5 north, range 2 west, was denied. It appears that this land includes the town of Patterson, and is assessed at the rate of $100 per acre.
It appears that Patterson is a small village, hut is…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rogers v. Arkansas-Louisiana Highway Improvement DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Monroe County Road Improvement DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919