Simon v. Pemberton
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineau, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. One A. S. Caldwell was the owner of a part of block 257, which was bounded on the north by Markham Street and on the east by Chester Street in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, and on January 1, 1898, conveyed to George E. Dodge and B. S. Johnson, a portion thereof in the form of a parallelogram 50 by 140 feet, beginning at the northeast corner of the block, fronting on Markham Street…
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineau, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. One A. S. Caldwell was the owner of a part of block 257, which was bounded on the north by Markham Street and on the east by Chester Street in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, and on January 1, 1898, conveyed to George E. Dodge and B. S. Johnson, a portion thereof in the form of a parallelogram 50 by 140 feet, beginning at the northeast corner of the block, fronting on Markham Street 50 feet and on Chester Street 140 feet. On January 27, 1898, the said Caldwell conveyed to S. R. Cock-rill and Maxwell…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.,
(after stating the facts). The deed from Caldwell to appellant’s grantor was a dedication of the alley in question to the public, and this dedication became irrevocable. Hope v. Shiver, 77 Ark. 177; Davies v. Epstein, 77 Ark. 221; Dickinson v. Ark. City, 77 Ark. 570; Brewer v. Pine Bluff, 80 Ark. 489; Stuttgart v. John, 85 Ark. 520; Frauenthal v. Slaten, 91 Ark. 351.
The deed from Caldwell to appellee’s vendors further recognizes the existence of this -alley, for that lot is described as beginning at a point ten feet west of appellant’s lot and this ten-foot strip between the lots…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dickinson v. Arkansas City Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Stuttgart v. JohnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- Packet Co. v. SorrelsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
- Brewer v. Pine BluffSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Davies v. EpsteinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
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