Commonwealth Ex Rel. Breckinridge v. Collins

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Appellant unsuccessfully sought to have Raymond C. Collins ousted as a usurper of the office of member of the Letcher County Board of Education. The question is whether Collins, as board member, violated KRS 160.180(1) (e) and (2) through the sale of soft drinks to various schools.

Collins was elected in November 1960 and assumed office in January 1961 for a four-year term. During his term of office he has been the sales manager, secretary-treasurer, and principal stockholder of the Royal Crown Bottling Company, a firm engaged in the business of selling soft drinks in Letcher…