Jacobs v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

LUKOWSKY, Justice.

This is the third stage of the evolutional development of urban-county government in Kentucky. The first stage is represented by our decision in Pinchback v. Stephens, Ky., 484 S.W.2d 327 (1972), in which we held that KRS Chapter 67A was not per se unconstitutional because this court could not say that every possible action taken under it would inevitably violate the constitution. Stage two is represented by our decision in Holsclaw v. Stephens, Ky., 507 S.W.2d 462 (1974), in which we upheld against constitutional attack most aspects of the plan merging the City of Lexington…