Hoskins v. Leslie County Fiscal Court

WADDILL, Commissioner.

The Leslie County Fiscal Court entered an order providing for the payment of $5,000 to Dewey and Mallie Lewis for a right of way through their property. The county attorney prosecuted an appeal from this order to the circuit court alleging that the sum allowed was excessive. The court construed the order to be a contract between the parties and dismissed the appeal.

By KRS 23.030 an appeal may be taken to the circuit court from all orders and judgments of the fiscal court when the amount in controversy is over twenty-five dollars, exclusive of interest and costs. KRS…