Legal Opinion
City of Dover v. City of Russellville
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 13, 2003No. 02-308PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jim Hannah, Justice.
The City of Dover (“Dover”) appeals a judgment granting a dismissal with prejudice where the trial court found that Dover lacked standing to contest an annexation election. Dover alleges that the trial court erred in finding that it has no rights entitling it to sue. Dover asserts that it is the property owner of land annexed in the election, and therefore it may contest the election. We hold that judicial review of elections in municipal annexation as set out in Ark. Code Ann. § 14-40-304 (Repl. 1998) provides for legal action contesting compliance with the statutory…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ford v. City State Bank of Palacios, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Country Corner Food and Drug, Inc. v. FIRST STATE BANK AND TRUST CO OF CONWAYSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- Forrest Construction, Inc. v. MilamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Clayborn v. Bankers Standard InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- City of Dover v. BartonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Scamardo v. JaggersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
- Elsner v. Farmers Insurance Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
- City of Dover v. City of RussellvilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF GARLAND CTY. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
- Mays v. St. Pat Properties, LLCSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
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