Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relations thereunder.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-111-102
Power to construe, etc
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case Stilley v. James (2001)
Most recently applied in 2023 Ark. App. 29 - The Agred Foundation v. Friends of Lake Erling Association (February 2023)
Acts 1953, No. 274, § 2; 1957, No. 35, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-2502.
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