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CITY OF CABOT v. THOMPSON

No. 85-69.

692 S.W.2d 235 (1985)

286 Ark. 395

CITY OF CABOT, et al., Appellants, v. Edgar R. THOMPSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Price Feland, Cabot, for appellants.

Rice, Batton, Pierce & Swift, P.A. by Ben E. Rice, Jacksonville, for appellee.

HOLT, Chief Justice.

At issue in this case is the authority of the City of Cabot to abolish its municipal court and reinstate a police court. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Sup.Ct.R. 29(1)(c) as we are being asked to interpret the applicable statutes.

Cabot has been a city of the first class since 1971, which means it has a population of 4,000 or more. Ark.Stat.Ann. § 19-205 (Repl.1980). It operated a police court until 1974, when the city council passed...

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