Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-22
ASK REHEARING
ALEXANDER ROAD
Law LITIGATION
Supreme Court Grants Petl-
TONERS Two Weeks for
File Briefs.

1TdlRnodu, DcJteI kuoWl do Ing AVA
ander road law case, were filed i'll
tie supreme court this morning. Pet
TONERS were given two weeks in
which to file briefs in support OF
their application.
Twenty or more road districts in
the state were affected by the de-
cision IN the Craighead county suit,
and briefs by attorneys representing
several of these districts probably
will be filed to urge consideration of
the petition for a rehearing.
Fourteen of the districts affected
had not complied with that part of the
law VIII oh the supreme court In
terpreted as necessitating the filiny
with county courts of plans and spec!'
fications Of proposed roads before the
petitions were circulated. Six others
had not complied with the section pro-
viding that surveys, plans and such
for all roads proposed under the law
must be handled by the state 'gh-
way department.
According to officials in the state
highway department, majority OF
the districts affected has reorganized
in accord with the regulations set out
in the decision, while 20 other dis
tr',cts in process of organization had
planned along the lines set out by the
decision.
Bonds have been sold and in sew
eral Instances, the work completed
and money spent in about six of the
districts affected by the decision. At
torneys for these districts, it is eX-
peoted, will ask to be made, parties
to the pet tion for a rahearing on
the case.
The court indicated that it "stood
lpat" on it's declaration that S45 too
many votes were cast in the county
seat election in Hampstead county, by
refusing to grant a petition for a re-
hearing. Under the courts decision
on tho election contest Wash 'ngFon
was winner over Hope. The case was
known, as that of J. H. Webb against
J. H. Bowden Ash
Cases Decided. s'a
The following opinions were deliv
cred in the supreme court Monday,
BY Chief Justice .McCulloch:
Allen-West Commission Co. VS.. M.
l.. Harshaw ct al, from Lonoke chan
Gerry court; reversed and remanded
with directions.
G. W. Turner VS.. W. e Cotton,
from Yell circuit court; affirmed.
Detroit Fire and Marine Insurance
co. VS.. a.. C. Stewart, from Miller cir
cult court, affirmed.
Union State Bank OF Shawnee,
Okla, VS.. First National Bank of
Huntsville, from Madison circuit
court; reversed and jurgment here for
appellant.
r. B. Doty vs. r. J. Jones. from La
fayette circuit court: modified. 40,
d. H. Dodson VS.. Clark County Lum-
Der Co., from Clark circuit court; af-
firmed
BY Justice wood: #
Oraminta Hines vs. Margaret Nor
ris Sharp. from Sharp circuit court :
reversed and remandsd; Justice
Kirby dissents.
Texas and Pacific Railway Co. VS.
W. R. Krieger. from Miller. circuit
court: affirmed.
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail
way Co. vs.. j. l.. Solomon ct al, from
Phillips circuit court; aft rmed.
National Life and Accident Insur-
aDce Co, VS.. Alice Langford from Ne
vada circuit court; affirmed.
]. A. Breysscher vs. State, frOu
unless attorney general elects to ac
Gept judgment for manslaughte
within Is days.
Board of Improvement of Electric
Light etc, district Of Sulphur Spring.
Us. r. NJ. Galbraith. from Bentor
| chaneefy court: reversed and judg
| meni here for appellants.
James Crabtree VS. State, from Mil
Ter circuit court: affirmed.
Ry Justice Hart:
Henry Woods VS.. State, from Craig
head circuit court: AFFIRMED
Wisconsin and Arkansas Lumbe
company VS.. Roy irons. from Ho
| Springs circuit court; affirmed.
J. r. wallace VS.. John NJ. Davis
state bank commissioner from Gle
burne chancery court; affirmed.
| E. F. johnson VS.. J. r. Wallace
! from Cleburne chancery court; af
[ f.rmed.
| By Justice Kirby:
Louis ThOrsen VS. A. B. Poe ct al
from Pulaski chancery court; af
firmed
Joan NcCabe VS.. S. o. Lee, from
Clay circuit court; affirmed
f. l.. Koonce vs. Fordyce Lumbe
company from Dallas circuit court
affirmed
BY Justice Smith:
Peyton Smith, administrator vs.
Theo. A. Berkau, from Pulaski chan
Gerry court, reversed and remande
with directions.
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacifi
fRailway company VS.. Chloette Scot,
from Crittenden circuit court: at
firmed.
4 Allen w. Hicks VS.. Neoma G. Hick
from Pulaski chancery court; al
firmed.
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