Legal Opinion

Carpenter v. Town of Central Covington

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 18, 1904PublishedCited by 8 opinions

■Case 101 — Action op O. J'. Carpenter, &c., Against the Town op Central Covington, &c., to Determine Plaintiffs’ Liability for a Turnpike Tax. APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT-JAMES P. TARYIN, CIRCUIT JUDGE. JTrom a Judgment for Defendants, Plaintiffs Appeal. CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY RULE XVLI. CENTRAL COVINGTON BRANCH. First.

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■Case 101 — Action op O. J'. Carpenter, &c., Against the Town op Central Covington, &c., to Determine Plaintiffs’ Liability for a Turnpike Tax. APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT-JAMES P. TARYIN, CIRCUIT JUDGE. JTrom a Judgment for Defendants, Plaintiffs Appeal. CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY RULE XVLI. CENTRAL COVINGTON BRANCH. First. The charter of sixth class towns, section 3667, Kentucky Statutes, requiring towns annexing to assume the indebtedness of “incorporated towns.” so clearly indicates the purpose of the Legislature, to require uniformity and equality in taxation, that by implication…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court by

JUDGE HOBSON

Affirming in part.

By an act of May 13, 1890 (Acte 1889-90, p. 675, c. 1491) the General Assembly made all of Kenton county outside of the cities of Covington, Central Covington, West Covington, and Ludlow a district for the construction of turnpikes. The provision® of the act were not § operative within the limits of the cities named, but applied to all the rest of the county. The act allowed the creation of a road district for the construction of a turnpike road to extend on each side one mile from the proposed road. It required the road and district…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. City of Catlettsburg v. SelfCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
  2. Richardson v. BoskeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
  3. Chambers v. AdairCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
  4. O'Mahoney v. BullockCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
  5. Board of Education v. Louisville, H. & St. L. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. St. Louis Public Service Company v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  2. Durrett v. DavidsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
  3. Shugars v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
  4. Board of Education v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1952
  5. City of Decatur v. Thames Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936

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