Legal Opinion
Rives v. City of Paducah
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 10, 1941PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court ry
Judge Tilford
— Reversing.
By this proceeding for a writ of mandamus, the appellants, policemen and firemen of the City of Paducah, sought to compel the Board of Commissioners of that city to submit to a vote of the electorate an ordinance, which the board had rejected, fixing the number of officers and privates of the police and fire departments, and ■establishing* a minimum monthly compensation at $150 for those who had served one year or more.
Section 32 of Chapter 91 of the 1930 Acts, Kentucky Statutes, Section 3235dd-47, relating* to referendums in ■cities of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Burkart v. City of NewportCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
3Cited by4 opinions
- Shapiro v. Essex Cty. Freeholders Bd.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980
- Shriver v. BenchUtah Supreme Court · 1957
- City of Newport v. GugelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- City of Maysville v. KentonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1952