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McKNIGHT v. NEWKIRK

No. 73-283.

507 S.W.2d 98 (1974)

J. N. McKNIGHT, Appellant, v. Charles NEWKIRK, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 1, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy, Carlisle & Taylor by Robert R. White, Fayetteville, for appellant.

Estes, Storey & Estes by William A. Storey and Peter G. Estes, Jr., Fayetteville, for appellee.

BYRD, Justice.

The issue here is whether a person prosecuted in a Mayor's court for violation of a municipal ordinance is entitled to take a change of venue under Ark.Stat.Ann. § 22-725 (Repl.1962), to a municipal court. Appellee Charles Newkirk, who was charged in the mayor's court of West Fork, Arkansas, with violation of a zoning ordinance, obtained a writ of mandamus in the circuit court to compel appellant, J. N. McKnight, mayor of West Fork, to transfer...

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