CHAFFIN v. ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COM'N

No. 88-80.

757 S.W.2d 950 (1988)

296 Ark. 431

Charlie CHAFFIN, et al., Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Engstrom, Little Rock, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Michael G. Thompson, Robert S. Shafer, Little Rock, for appellees/cross-appellants.


HICKMAN, Justice.

This case is a legal showdown between the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Arkansas legislature. The issues raise fundamental questions about the powers of these respective bodies under the Arkansas Constitution, specifically Amendment 35 which created the Game and Fish Commission.

Three specific questions are before us. First is whether the legislature's restriction in an appropriation bill, limiting the amount of money the commission...

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