Carrithers v. City of Shelbyville
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 90 — ACTION BY MARY E. CARRITHERS AND OTHERS AGAINST THE CITY OF SHELBYVILLE TO ENJOIN IT FROM A PROCEEDING TO EXTEND ITS BOUNDARY OVER THEIR LAND. — Appeal from' Sbelby Circuit Court. E. F.. Peake, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
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CASE 90 — ACTION BY MARY E. CARRITHERS AND OTHERS AGAINST THE CITY OF SHELBYVILLE TO ENJOIN IT FROM A PROCEEDING TO EXTEND ITS BOUNDARY OVER THEIR LAND. — Appeal from' Sbelby Circuit Court. E. F.. Peake, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. The question involved in this record is whether section 3483 of the Kentucky Statutes is or is not in conflict with section 1, article 14, of 'the amendments to the Constitution of the United States, in that it denies to .these appellants, all of whom are persons and citizens, but none of whom are voters, the equal protection of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of The Court by
Chief Justice O’Rear
Affirming.
The city of Shelbyville, one of the old cities of this State, is a city of the fourth class, thrifty and growing. It proposed by proceedings conforming to section 3483, Ky. Stats. 1903, to enlarge its territory by including within the corporate limits of the city a certain boundary which embraces real property owned by appellants and others; some of the latter being voters. This suit was filed in the circuit court to enjoin the city from proceeding in the matter upon the ground that the statute violates section .1 of the fourteenth…
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