Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of Barbourville
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided February 22, 1952PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMMACK, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment validating a proposed bond issue by the City of *592Barbourville to> erect a flood wall and also a 'bond issue for the construction of a sewer system by the City. The City brought an action against R. E. Williams, a resident and taxpayer of the City, to test the validity of the bond issues. The flood wall project will be discussed first.
The city council enacted an ordinance on September 20, 1949, calling for an election to determine if the City should incur an indebtedness of $260,000 for the purpose of constructing a flood wall. On…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Winchester v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Fox v. Boyle County Et Al.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- City of Hazard v. SalyersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Griffin v. Clay CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- Ballard v. City of ShelbyvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Brown v. City of HarrodsburgCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1952
- Skidmore v. City of ElizabethtownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
- Perkins v. City of FrankfortCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1955
- Magoffin County v. RigsbyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1957
- Davis v. Water-Sewer & Sanitation CommissionDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1963
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