Legal Opinion

Combs v. Matthews

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided January 31, 1963PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLIKEN, Judge.

The General Assembly is meeting now in extraordinary session to consider reapportionment of legislative districts, a circumstance which came into existence after the trial court refused to declare the rights of the litigants, because it concluded that no justiciable controversy was presented by the pleadings which merely alleged that the Governor was “considering calling into extraordinary session the General Assembly * * * for the sole and express purpose of redistricting the said Commonwealth * * This Court is not authorized to give advisory opinions on hypothetical factual…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Ragland v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
  4. In Re Constitutionality of House Bill No. 222Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Fischer v. State Board of ElectionsKentucky Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Gatewood v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
  3. Bluegrass Pipeline Co. v. Kentuckians United to Restrain Eminent Domain, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2015
  4. Lowery v. County of JeffersonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970
  5. Jarvis v. National CityKentucky Supreme Court · 2013

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