Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McCoun
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 7, 1958PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
The vital question before the Court is the constitutional power' of the Legislature *587since it has enacted a general law which can be made applicable to all such cases, to pass a joint resolution permitting certain persons to sue the Commonwealth for damages on individual claims and authorizing Lhe payment of any judgments recovered.
The General Assembly, at its regular 1956 session, passed a joint resolution authorizing Mrs. Emma McCoun and Mrs. Orene Swango Davis to sue the Commonwealth and the Department of Highways in the Wolfe Circuit Court for $15,000 each for damages…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Johnson v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. MeredithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Manning, Commissioner of Finance v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
- Shaw v. FoxCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Daniel's Adm'r v. HoofnelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- Kentucky State Park Commission v. WilderCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Perkins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
- Foley Construction Company v. WardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- University of Kentucky v. GuynnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Koike v. Board of Water SupplyHawaii Supreme Court · 1960
- Commonwealth v. ClaycombMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
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