Legal Opinion
Jefferson County Police Merit Board v. Bilyeu
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1982PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Justice.
The issue we decide on this appeal is whether that part of KRS 78.428 which provides that in counties containing a population of 600,000 or more, all officers of the *415county police force above the rank of captain are excluded from the county police merit system, is unconstitutional as being special or local legislation in violation of Sections 59 and 60 of the Kentucky Constitution.
A complaint seeking a declaration of rights was filed by Wilbur 0. Bilyeu and Charles S. Tucker, a major and captain, respectively, of the Jefferson County Police Department, against the Jefferson…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Mannini v. McFarlandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- United Dry Forces v. LewisKentucky Supreme Court · 1981
- Pinchback v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
- Board of Education v. Board of Education of Midway Independent Graded Common School Dist.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
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