Mooney v. Moore

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Latimer —

Affirming.

- On November 5, 1947, Thomas G. Mooney was selected Mayor of the City of Lexington and M. J. Anderson, Ben Bosworth, Henry M. Skillman, and Henry Hettel were selected as the Board of Commissioners, Henry M. Skillman being the only member of the outgoing Board of Commissioners who was re-elected.

On December 1, 1947, appellee, Austin Moore, was appointed by the outgoing Board as City Manager to fill a vacancy in the office occasioned by the resignation of the former manager on November 28, 1947. He duly qualified and since that date has…