Desha County v. Chicot County
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Chicot Chancery Court. Marcus L. Hawkins, Judge. Exclusive original jurisdiction of this suit is vested in the county court. 44 Ark. 225; 47 Ark. 80; Const., art. 7, § 28. Limitation does not run while there is no one capable of suing. 48 Ark. 386; 42 Ark. 491; 38 Ark. 243; 16 Am.
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Appeal from Chicot Chancery Court. Marcus L. Hawkins, Judge. Exclusive original jurisdiction of this suit is vested in the county court. 44 Ark. 225; 47 Ark. 80; Const., art. 7, § 28. Limitation does not run while there is no one capable of suing. 48 Ark. 386; 42 Ark. 491; 38 Ark. 243; 16 Am. Dec. 290; 94 N. C. 231; 84 Tenn. 697; 76 Wis. 598; 37 Pac. 349; 26 Kan. 181; 93 Ky. 33; 42 Ark. 54; 33 Ark. 690. The act of 1899 does not violate section 28, article 7, of the Constitution. 52 Ark. 430; 58 Tex. 321; 148 U. S. 228; 51 Ark. 344; 120 U. S. 517; 33 Ark. 690. The detached territory is liable…
1Opinion of the CourtBaTTrE, J.
By an act entitled “An act to change the boundary line between the counties of Chicot and Desha,” approved February 10, 1879, certain portions of Chicot County were detached and added to Desha County. No part of the indebtedness of Chicot County was apportioned to Desha or to the territory attached. Afterward, by an act entitled “An act to adjust the indebtedness of Chicot County, existing on the 1st day of July, 1879, and apportion the same between said county of Chicot and that part of said county cut off from said county of Chicot, and added to the county of Desha, by ‘An act entitled an…
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- Eagle v. BeardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878
- Forest County v. Langlade CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
- Montgomery County v. Menefee County CourtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1892
- Perry County v. Conway CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
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- United States ex rel. Stayton v. PaschallDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1925
- State ex rel. Chicot County v. Desha CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Foster v. Jefferson County Quorum CourtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
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