Shackleford v. Barnette

WADDILL, Commissioner.

This primary election contest proceeding involves the question of computing the time in which the answer must be filed. More particularly, whether the computation of the time in which to file the answer is governed by KRS 446.030, as decided by the trial court, or by Rule 6.01 of our Rules of Civil Procedure, as contended by appellant. If the time is computed under the statute the answer was not timely filed; however, if the time is computed under the Rule the answer was timely filed.

The trial court found that, under the method of computing time provided by KRS 446.030,…