Legal Opinion

Funk v. Fielder

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided October 23, 1951PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The circuit court, in a representative taxpayer’s declaratory judgment suit, held “void and of no effect,” an Act of the General Assembly of 1950, Ch. 137, directing the submission to the electorate for adoption or rejection of an amendment to the Constitution which is designed to permit the submission of more than two amendments at one time and to expedite the referendum thereon. If adopted, it will supersede present Section 256.

In the approach to the two questions raised, a general observation seems pertinent.

The Bill of Rights, Sec. 4, declares that for the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kerby v. LuhrsArizona Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Keenan v. PriceIdaho Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Gabbert v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1902
  4. McCreary v. SpeerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  5. Hatcher, SEC. of State v. Meredith, Atty. Gen.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Fox v. GraysonKentucky Supreme Court · 2010
  2. State ex rel. Foreman v. BrownOhio Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Berríos Martínez v. Rosselló GonzálezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1994
  4. Ferguson v. ReddingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1957
  5. Chandler v. City of WinchesterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1998

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