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CITY OF LITTLE ROCK v. RAINES

No. 5-4177.

411 S.W.2d 486 (1967)

CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Appellant, v. Samuel Lanier RAINES, III, and Twilla Raines, His Wife, and Mary J. Raines, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 20, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Kemp, Riddick Riffel, and Moses, McClellan, Arnold, Owen & McDermott, Little Rock, for appellant.

Patten & Brown, and Catlett & Henderson, Little Rock, for appellees.

FOGLEMAN, Justice.

The fundamental question in this case is whether the City of Little Rock has the authority to exercise the power of eminent domain to take private property for use as an industrial park. This involves consideration of two legal questions: (1) Has the power of eminent domain been delegated to the city for this purpose? (2) Is the use for this purpose a public use satisfying constitutional requirements for the exercise of the power?

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