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- Title: State Use Miller County v. Eason
- Author : Supreme Court of Arkansas
- Release Date : January 11, 1951
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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This is a civil suit brought by a taxpayer, seeking to recover a Chevrolet truck alleged to be the property of Miller County, Arkansas. The suit was instituted and prosecuted, pursuant to the provisions of Act 193 of 1945, now found in 17-304, et seq., Ark. Stats. Hon. Elmer Freeman was County Judge of Miller County for the four year period ending December 31, 1950. The appellee, I. C. Eason, was a Road Supervisor in the employ of Miller County, and had control of, and drove, the 1949 Chevrolet pickup truck here involved. In September, 1950, Judge Freeman orally ordered a new GMC truck from the Hughes Motor Company of Texarkana, with the understanding that the County would trade in the Chevrolet truck for $510 as part payment on the new GMC truck. Shortly before, or contemporaneous with the making of the contract with the Hughes Motor Company, Judge Freeman orally requested the Miller County Tax Assessor to appraise the 1949 Chevrolet truck; and the Tax Assessor gave Judge Freeman a letter, dated September 7, 1950, and reading: