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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Apr 5, 1996

Brown v. Polk County, 37 F.3d 404 (8th Cir. 1994). If the law or action in question applies equally to all those affected thereby, no classification has been created. Id. … Oburn v. Shapp, 521 F.2d 142 (3d Cir. 1975).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · May 9, 2001

See Brown v. Gardner, 232 Ark. 197 , 334 S.W.2d 89 (1960)." … Brown, 253 Ark. 222 , 485 S.W.2d 204 (1972) (funds held by county); State Board of Education v. Aycock, 198 Ark. 640 , 130 S.W.2d 6 (1939) (funds held by state); Walls v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Dec 6, 2010

Brown v. State , 375 Ark. 499 , 502 , 292 S.W.3d 288 (2009). Whenever possible, every word of the statute is given meaning and effect. See, e.g., City of Little Rock v. Rhee , 375 Ark. 491 , 292 S.W.3d 292 (2009). … "[I]f the language of [a] statute is plain and unambiguous, and conveys a clear and definite meaning, there is no occasion to resort to rules of statutory interpretation. " Brown v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jun 12, 1992

The Honorable Irma Hunter Brown State Representative 1920 S. … Pa. 1981); Branch v. Du Bois, 418 F.Supp. 1128 (N.D. Ill. 1976); Feinerman v. Jones, 356 F.Supp. 252 (M.D. Pa. 1973); Koelfgen v. Jackson, 355 F.Supp. 243 (D. Minn. 1972), aff'd, 410 U.S. 976 (1973); Ballou v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 27, 2006

The Honorable Irma Hunter Brown State Representative 1623 West 23 rd Street Little Rock, AR 72206-2000 Dear Representative Brown: I am writing in response to your request for any opinion on the following question: Under Arkansas … For example, a statute that applies to the State Board of Election Commissioners states: "Except for the Secretary of State and the county clerk, no member of the board shall be an elected public official."

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Apr 27, 2006

See, e.g., Brown v. Rushing, 70 Ark. 111 , 66 S.W. 442 (1902) ("`any' does not mean `every,' but one indifferently"). … Mfg. v. Baker, 337 Ark. 94 , 989 S.W.2d 151 (1999); Central Southern Companies, Inc. v. Weiss, 339 Ark. 76 , 3 S.W.3d 294 (1999); Thomas v. Cornell, 316 Ark. 366 , 872 S.W.2d 370 (1994).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Sep 24, 2003

However, the court has applied this principle only in the context of school board action. See, e.g., Brown v. Gardner, 232 Ark. at 199 , 334 S.W.2d 889 (1960); East Poinsett County Sch. Dist. No. 14 v. … Massey, 315 Ark. 163 , 866 S.W.2d 369 (1993); Bates v. Orr, 236 Ark. 499 , 367 S.W.2d 122 (1963); Fomby School District No. 26 v. Williams, 203 Ark. 235 , 156 S.W.2d 220 (1941); School Dist. 18 v. Grubbs Spl. Sch.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 27, 2004

McConnell (1924), 162 Ark. 167 , 257 S.W. 1041 ; and Browning v. Waldrip (1925), 169 Ark. 261 , 273 S.W. 1032 . 230 Ark. at 548 (footnote omitted). … McRae was special Chief Justice), in the case of Brickhouse v. Hill, 167 Ark. 513 , 268 S.W. 865 , overruled Rice v. Palmer and Hildreth v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · May 29, 2002

See, e.g., ATT v. Public Serv., 344 Ark. 188 , 40 S.W.3d 273 (2001); Burford Distributing, Inc. v. Starr, 341 Ark. 914 , 20 S.W.3d 363 (2000); Yarbrough v. … Witty, 336 Ark. 479 , 987 S.W.2d 257 (1999); Lawhon Farm Servs. v. Brown, 335 Ark. 272 , 984 S.W.2d 1 (1998); Citizens to Establish a Reform Party v. Priest, 325 Ark. 257 , 926 S.W.2d 432 (1996); Henson v. Fleet Mtg.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Apr 12, 2002

See, e.g., ATT v. Public Serv. Comm'n., 344 Ark. 188 , 40 S.W.3d 273 (2001); Burford Distributing, Inc. v. Starr, 341 Ark. 914 , 20 S.W.3d 363 (2000); Yarbrough v. … Witty, 336 Ark. 479 , 987 S.W.2d 257 (1999); Lawhon Farm Servs. v. Brown, 335 Ark. 272 , 984 S.W.2d 1 (1998); Stapleton v. M.D. Limbaugh Constr.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Aug 30, 1999

See Yarbrough v. Witty, 336 Ark. ___ , ___ S.W.2d ___ (March 4, 1999); Lawhon Farm Servs. v. Brown, 335 Ark. 272 , ___ S.W.2d ___ (1998); Citizens To Establish A Reform Party v. … Priest, 325 Ark. 257 , 926 S.W.2d 432 (1996); Henson v. Fleet Mortgage Co., 319 Ark. 491 , 892 S.W.2d 250 (1995); Neely v. State, 317 Ark. 312 , 877 S.W.2d 589 (1994); Death and Total Permanent Disability Trust Fund v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · May 10, 2001

See Stalnaker v. … v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Sep 10, 2008

Lawhon Farm Services v. Brown , 335 Ark. 272 , 279 , 984 S.W.2d 1(1998). Id. at 6 . … Arkansas State Medical Board v. Bolding , 324 Ark. 238 , 920 S.W.2d 825 (1996).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Nov 5, 1991

See generally Goodwin v. State, 235 Ark. 457 , 360 S.W.2d 490 (1962); Stanfield v. Friddle, 185 Ark. 873 , 50 S.W.2d 237 , 490 (1932). … v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Sep 10, 2008

Lawhon Farm Servs. v. Brown , 335 Ark. 272 , 984 S.W.2d 1 (1998); Hercules, Inc. v. Pledger , 319 Ark. 702 , 706 , 894 S.W.2d 576 , (1995). … See McClendon et al. v Board of Health , 141 Ark. 114 , 216 S.W.289 (1919).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · May 31, 2001

Ford v. Keith, 338 Ark. 487 , 996 S.W.2d 20 (1999). … See Yarbrough v. Witty, 336 Ark. 479 , 987 S.W.2d 257 (1999); Lawhon Farm Servs. v. Brown, 335 Ark. 272 , 984 S.W.2d 1 (1998); Citizens To Establish A Reform Party v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 23, 2007

Brown County v. HSS Dep't, 103 Wis.2d 37 , 48 , 307 N.W.2d 247 (1981). George v. Schwarz, 242 Wis.2d 450 , 626 N.W.2d 57 (2001). (Emphasis added.) … Cf., e.g., State Medical Board v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Feb 5, 1999

Brown State Senator 17900 Ridgeway Drive Siloam Springs, Arkansas 72761-8866 Dear Senator Brown: You have requested an official Attorney General opinion concerning military leave for public school teachers. … Supp. 1131 (W.D.Ark. 1972); Evans v. McKinley, 234 Ark. 472 , 352 S.W.2d 829 (1962); Safferstone v. Tucker, 235 Ark. 70 , 357 S.W.2d 3 (1962); Coffelt v. Nicholson, 224 Ark. 176 , 272 S.W.2d 309 (1954); Pugsley v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Oct 11, 2010

See, e.g., Smith v. Fox , 358 Ark. 388 , 193 S.W.3d 238 (2004). … Brown v. State , 375 Ark. 499 , 502 , 292 S.W.3d 288 (2009).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Apr 5, 1996

See, e.g., Davis v. Phipps, 191 Ark. 298 , 85 S.W.2d 1020 (1935); Leonard v. Trice, 186 Ark. 100 , 52 S.W.2d 650 (1932); Arkansas County Road Improvement Dist. No. 5. v. … See Brown v. City of Stuttgart, 312 Ark. 97 , 847 S.W.2d 710 (1993).