Philpot v. Patton

LEIBSON, Justice.

This suit originated with a Complaint filed in Franklin Circuit Court on March 26, 1992, by two Kentucky State Senators against the presiding officer of the Kentucky State Senate, which was then in session, and, by name, all of the remaining members of that body, in their official capacity.

The Complaint stated as a cause of action: (1) that the Senate Judiciary Committee had refused and failed to report within a reasonable time, three bills properly filed and referred to that Committee; (2) that Senators Philpot and Williams were empowered by Section 46 of the Kentucky…