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JOHNSON v. HALL

No. 5-1733.

316 S.W.2d 197 (1958)

Ralph JOHNSON et al., Plaintiffs, v. C. G. HALL, Secretary of State, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 29, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe C. Barrett and Edward L. Westbrooke, Jonesboro, Ned A. Stewart, Texarkana, Edward L. Wright and Pat Mehaffy, Little Rock, J. Clib Barton, Ft. Smith, for plaintiffs.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., for defendant, Pope, Pratt & Shamburger, Little Rock, of counsel.

HOLT, Justice.

This is an original action brought by plaintiffs (railroads) seeking to enjoin defendant, C. G. Hall, Secretary of State, from certifying proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 52 and its popular name and ballot title to the State Board of Election Comissioners for the purpose of having it on the official ballot at the next general election. Plaintiffs earnestly contend that: "The ballot title of the petition is defective and insufficient in that it...

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