Legal Opinion
Pinchback v. Stephens
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided August 25, 1972PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Two representative citizens and taxpayers, one a resident of the City of Lexington and the other a resident of Fayette County outside of Lexington, brought suit against the city and its board of commissioners, and against the fiscal court of the county, seeking a declaration of unconstitutionality of KRS 67A.010 to 67A.040, which authorizes a merger of city and county governments, in any county other than one containing a city of the first class, into an “urban county form of government.” The circuit court held the statute valid, and the plaintiffs have appealed.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dortch v. LugarIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
- BOARD OF ED. OF JEFFERSON CO. v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Bryan v. VossCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- James v. BarryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Kahn v. SutroCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Holsclaw v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
- Jacobs v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County GovernmentKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- Jefferson County Police Merit Board v. BilyeuKentucky Supreme Court · 1982
- Thomas v. LyonsKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- City of Henderson Police & Fireman Pension Board v. RileyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1984
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