Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Meredith v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided August 24, 1942PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Van Sant, Commissioner
Affirming in part and reversing in part.
The case involves the validity of the whole and numerous items of the 1942 General Assembly bill (House Bill No. 1, Chap. 1, Page 1, Acts 1942, General Assembly) and the 1942 Deficiency Appropriation bill (Senate Bill No. 2, Chap. 2, Page 58, Acts 1942, General Assembly). The Attorney General contends that the titles of both bills are violative of Section 51 of the Constitution which reads as follows:
“No law enacted by the general assembly shall relate to more than one subject, and that shall be expressed in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- People v. TremaineNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Moers v. City of ReadingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1853
- Craig v. O'RearCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Ashland Transfer Co. v. State Tax CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Armstrong v. CollinsKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- Fletcher v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Hancock v. PaxtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
- Grayson County Board of Education v. CaseyKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
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