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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-115-103 (2026)

Precedence of petitions over other actions

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Petitions for a writ of mandamus or writ of prohibition shall have precedence over all other actions and proceedings and shall be heard and determined summarily.

History. Acts 1939, No. 54, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 33-104.

Case Notes

Joinder with Other Actions.

A suit for breach of contract and an action for mandamus were so procedurally incompatible as to prevent their joinder; thus a teacher who was not given the required notice that his contract was being terminated had to elect between the common-law action against the school district for money damages or the special proceeding for issuance of a writ of mandamus compelling the school district to issue a voucher for amount of agreed salary. Rastle v. Marion County Rural School Dist. No. 1, 260 Ark. 740, 543 S.W.2d 923 (1976).

Cited: State ex rel. Robinson v. Craighead County Bd. of Election Comm'rs, 300 Ark. 405, 779 S.W.2d 169 (1989).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2023 · leading case: State ex rel. Robinson v. Craighead Cnty. Bd. of Election Commissioners, 779 S.W.2d 169 (Ark. 1989).
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State ex rel. Robinson v. Craighead Cnty. Bd. of Election Commissioners, 779 S.W.2d 169 (Ark. 1989). · cites it 2× “See Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-115-103 and 16-115-104(b) (1987).”
Chris P. Corbitt, Esq. v. Pulaski Cnty. Jail Eric Higgins, in His Off. Capacity as Pulaski Cnty. Sheriff & Barry Hyde, in His Off. Capacity as Pulaski Cnty. Judge, 2023 Ark. 18 (Ark. 2023). · cites it 6× “For reversal, Corbitt argues that the circuit court abused its discretion in refusing to grant his petition for writ of mandamus for two reasons: (1) because it misinterpreted Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-73-122(b), which allows “officers of the court” to possess a handgun…”
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