Legal Opinion

Fiscal Court of Jefferson County v. Brady

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided September 1, 1994No. 93-SC-723-TGPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEIBSON, Justice.

Appellees are taxpayers and residents of Jefferson County, Kentucky, who challenge grants now being made by the Fiscal Court from county tax revenues by direct payment to certain specified privately-owned schools.

These payments are designated as school transportation subsidies. The private schools that received a transportation subsidy from Fiscal Court in the 1992-93 fiscal year are specified in the appropriation as follows:

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Appellees claim these payments (1) exceed the statutory authority of Fiscal Court as specified in KRS 158.115 and 67.080 and (2) violate…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Board of Ed. of Central School Dist. No. 1 v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Wolman v. WalterSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. George Campbell Painting Corp. v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Bloemer v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. S.J.L.S. v. T.L.S.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2008
  2. Hyman v. City of LouisvilleDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2001
  3. Kelly v. City of Fort Thomas, KentuckyDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2009
  4. Neal v. Fiscal Court, Jefferson CountyKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Ark Encounter, LLC v. ParkinsonDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2016

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