ABRAM v. CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE

No. 83-183.

661 S.W.2d 371 (1983)

281 Ark. 63

Julian ABRAM et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones & Segers, Fayetteville, for appellants.

James N. McCord, City Atty., Fayetteville, for appellee.


DUDLEY, Justice.

The issue on appeal is whether either the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment or the Religious Liberty Section of the Constitution of Arkansas, or both, authorize a church to operate a parochial school in defiance of a municipal zoning ordinance. The trial court held that the ordinance does not violate the church members' liberty. We affirm. Jurisdiction to decide this constitutional issue is in...

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