Stites v. Norton
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 76 — ACTION BY JOHN STITES AGAINST CHARLES B. NORTON AND OTHERS COMPOSING THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE TO ENJOIN THE BOARD FROM SELLING A FRANCHISE. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (O. P. Branch, First Division). Emmet Field, Judge. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals.
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CASE 76 — ACTION BY JOHN STITES AGAINST CHARLES B. NORTON AND OTHERS COMPOSING THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE TO ENJOIN THE BOARD FROM SELLING A FRANCHISE. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (O. P. Branch, First Division). Emmet Field, Judge. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. It is the duty of courts, in construing statutes, to give effect to the intent of the law-making power, and that intent is to he found, primarily, in the language used in the statute. (Lewis’ Sutherland Statutory Construction, 2nd Ed., sec. 366; United States v.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Nunn
Affirming.
This action was instituted by John Stites, a citizen and taxpayer of the city of Louisville, against the board of public works of the city to enjoin the board from selling at a public sale a franchise or privilege to string and maintain wires along the streets of the city of Louisville for distributing and selling electricity. No interlocutory order was requested or granted, and the board of public works, pursuant to due advertisment and in accordance with the requirements of section 164 of the Constitution, conducted a sale to dispose of the…
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