Legal Opinion

City of Louisville v. Board of Park Commissioners

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 20, 1901PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Case 41 — Action for an Injunction — APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment for Defendant and Plaintiff Appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court by

JUDGE DuRELLE —

Reversing.

By demurrer to the petition, the following facts are admitted to be true: The city of Louisville is a city of the first class, with authority to govern itself by ordinances ancLresolutions for municipal purposes not in conflict with the Constitution or laws of this State or of the United *411States. 'The board of park commissioners bas, by law, the care, management, and custody of all parks and grounds used for park purposes, and bas power, whenever in its opinion property shall be needed for park purposes by resolution reciting such need, to order…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Riggs v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
  2. Mullins v. McKeelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1900
  3. Terry v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Shropshire v. Commerce Farm Credit Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Montgomery v. ViersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
  3. Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City v. WoodworthSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  4. Johnson v. GreinerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Allen v. CromwellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924

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