Little v. Commonwealth

STEINFELD, Justice.

Appellant Luther Little, as guardian of his 16-year-old daughter, Ida Mae Little, brought this class action in the Franklin Circuit Court on her behalf and on the behalf of all other persons similarly situated against the Commonwealth, the Department of Child Welfare and the Commissioner of that department. Ida Mae had been found guilty of two offenses — “drug abuse” and “breaking probation” — by the Owsley County Juvenile Court and was committed to the Department of Welfare. The relief sought was “* * * to have the Court declare that the Department has the duty to…