Legal Opinion
Kentucky Restaurant Ass'n v. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 2016No. 2015-SC-000371-TGPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM
Perhaps no state in the Union holds a stronger affection for local government than does the Commonwealth of Kentucky. While we rank 26th in population in.the United States, we have the third highest number of counties. Throughout our long history, any sentiment to reduce the number of counties has been met with immediate and resounding rejection. Writer Robert M. Ireland has summed it up best. “Although not alone in their refusal to tamper with their counties, Kentuckians arguably attach more significance to these constitutional creatures than . any…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wholesale Laundry Board of Trade, Inc. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- Lexington Fayette County Food & Beverage Ass'n v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County GovernmentKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
- City of Harlan v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Dannheiser v. City of HendersonKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
- Kentucky Licensed Beverage Ass'n v. Louisville-Jefferson County Metro GovernmentKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Waste Management District v. Waste Management of Kentucky, LLCDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2019
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