MANKIN v. DEAN

No. 5-1464.

310 S.W.2d 477 (1958)

Charles MANKIN et al., Appellants, v. William DEAN et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pettus A. Kincannon, City Atty., Ft. Smith, for appellant.

McMath, Leatherman & Woods, Little Rock, Dobbs, Pryor & Dobbs, Ft. Smith, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is an action brought by the appellees, members of the Fort Smith fire department, for a writ of mandamus to compel the city commissioners to comply with Act 157 of 1957. The decisive question is whether the statute violates the constitutional prohibition against local legislation. Ark.Const., Amendment 14. The trial court held the act to be valid and issued the writ.

Before the passage of the act in question it was provided...

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