Bromfield v. Board Commrs. City of Lexington

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Affirming.

In the spring of 1929, Mrs. Sarah E. Bromfield, the wife of the appellant, who was then a member of the police force, of the city of Lexington, brought suit against J. It. Blanton to recover money which she had recently intrusted to her husband and which he had lost to Blanton in wagers on horse races, colloquially known as “betting through the handbooks.” When the chief of police learned of this suit, he filed charges against the appellant with the board of city commissioners of Lexington. On April 23, 1929, the appellant was cited and notified…