Commonwealth ex rel. Breckinridge v. King

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellant, Commonwealth of Kentucky, brought this proceeding on relation of its Attorney General to oust appellee as a member of the Board of Education of Jackson County. It was alleged that appel-lee was ineligible to serve as a member of the board of education inasmuch as he failed to meet the statutory qualifications: (1) Under KRS 160.180(1) (c) of having an eighth grade education, and (2) under KRS 160.180(1) (e) by being employed by the board at the time of his election. The trial judge found that appellee had successfully completed the eighth grade and was not…