Opinion ID: 1723137
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: jurisdiction

Text: Jurisdiction in chancery court has been questioned by the majority opinion, but no resolution of the matter has been made. I believe that chancery court had jurisdiction of this case. Mandamus is clearly a legal remedy, but it is supplemental relief, as already discussed. A declaration of rights concerning an illegal application of State funds and injunctive relief fall readily in chancery's domain. See, e.g., Hartwick v. Thorne, 300 Ark. 502, 780 S.W.2d 531 (1989); Dupree v. Alma School Dist. No. 30, 279 Ark. 340, 651 S.W.2d 90 (1983). The upshot of today's opinion is to place in doubt chancery's jurisdiction over this case while leaving a decision on the matter to another day. Having not addressed the jurisdictional point in connection with the present appeal, it would be unfair in the extreme to dismiss a subsequent, related appeal emanating from chancery court for lack of jurisdiction.