Louisville N. R. Co. v. Bullitt Cty.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson

Reversing.

The sufficiency of the petition as amended when tested by a demurrer is presented by this appeal. It is 'conceded that a county cannot contract except through the fiscal court acting in a body and speaking through its records (Holbrook v. Letcher County, 223 Ky. 597, 4. S. W. [2d] 382), and for a purpose expressly provided by the statutes. Leslie County v. Keith, 227 Ky. 663, 13 S. W. (2d) 1012. It is not disputed that the petition as amended sets forth facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action on a contract with the county. With the…