Arkansas Activities Association v. Meyer
Arkansas Supreme Court
805 S.W.2d 58 (1991)
- Written by Daniel Clark, JD
Facts
In 1980, the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) (defendant), a voluntary regulatory agency governing middle and high school sports, enacted an age rule. The rule stated that if a senior high school student turned 19 by October 1, the student was barred from interscholastic sports for that school year. The rule contained a grandfather clause, however, waiving the bar for students whom the rule would render ineligible due to events occurring before the rule’s enactment. Shane Meyer (plaintiff) repeated the fifth grade in 1983 at the request of his mother. Because of this, Shane turned 19 before October 1, 1990, in his senior year of high school. Meyer petitioned the AAA for a hardship exception to the age rule. The AAA denied Meyer’s petition. Meyer sued the AAA in chancery court, seeking an injunction preventing the AAA from applying the age rule to him or his school. The chancery court found that the grandfather clause’s mechanics were unconstitutionally arbitrary and capricious and granted Meyer’s requested injunction. The AAA appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Brown, J.)
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