Legal Opinion

Cox v. Road Improvement District No. 8

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 5, 1915Published

Appeal from Lonoke Cir-cnit C-onrt; Eugene Lank-ford, Judge; statement by the court. The Legislature of 1913 passed an -act, numbered 212, ■applicable only to Lonoke and Prairie counties, wherein it created and -defined tbe geographical limits of four road improvement districts, said districts ¡being incorporated ■and respectively -designated as Road Improvement Districts 1, 2, 3 -and 4 -of Lonoke County.

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Appeal from Lonoke Cir-cnit C-onrt; Eugene Lank-ford, Judge; statement by the court. The Legislature of 1913 passed an -act, numbered 212, ■applicable only to Lonoke and Prairie counties, wherein it created and -defined tbe geographical limits of four road improvement districts, said districts ¡being incorporated ■and respectively -designated as Road Improvement Districts 1, 2, 3 -and 4 -of Lonoke County. After creating -these districts, -section 1 of tbe act provides, beginning with -subdivision F thereof, -for tbe organization of road.improvement districts which may be desired in the…

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ON REHEARING.

-Smith, J.

Upon petition for .rehearing it is now stipulated that there was no uncertainty about the roads to be improved; that the roads were accurately described in the petition for the establishment of the district, and upon the plats showing the proposed improvement, which were attached to and made -a part of the petitions, and that the -agreed -statement was prepared for the purpose of shortening the record upon the appeal to this court. We are now -asked to decide the case which the parties say was tried below.

Three grounds for reversal of the judgment of the lower -court…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Shibley v. Fort SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  2. Road Improvement District No. 1 v. GloverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
  3. Butler v. Board of Directors of Fourche Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
  4. Board of Directors of Jefferson County Bridge District v. CollierSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  5. Burton v. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1913

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