Legal Opinion

Arnett v. De Weese

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided August 12, 1957Published

1Opinion of the Court

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The judgment dismisses for want of jurisdiction a suit for a declaration of rights in respect to the action of the Graves County Board of Education in regarding the incumbent Superintendent of Schools, James B.^DeWeese, as having forfeited the office, and to the legality of the appointment of the appellant, T. C. Arnett, in his place.

We summarize the pertinent allegations of the complaint of Arnett and the Graves County Board of Education, as plaintiffs, against DeWeese, as defendant.

DeWeese had vacated or forfeited his office, as declared in KRS 156.480 (an Act of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Iroquois Post No. 229, American Legion v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
  2. McClendon v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
  3. Kirwan v. SpeckmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
  4. Salyers v. LyonsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
  5. Chestnut v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942

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