Legal Opinion
Sims v. Reeves
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 30, 1953PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
In a declaratory judgment proceeding, several persons engaged in the real estate business in the City of Lexington attacked the constitutionality of Chapter 324 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, including an amendment added by Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1952, which provides for the licensing and regulation of real estate brokers and salesmen. The circuit court upheld the statute, and the plaintiffs have appealed, maintaining that the statute is unconstitutional in several respects.
It is conceded that the statute is not a revenue measure, but a police measure. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Roman v. LobeNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Mannini v. McFarlandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- State v. Polakow's Realty Experts, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1942
- Somsen v. Sanitation Dist. No. 1 of Jefferson Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Shelton v. McCarrollCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cyphers v. AllynSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Ledford v. FaulknerKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
- City of Louisville v. KlusmeyerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
- Lockridge v. HaleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1989
- Leishman v. GoodlettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1980
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