Legal Opinion

McDonald v. Revell

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 14, 1972Published

1Opinion of the Court

CULLEN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from the judgment in an election contest case, which held that neither candidate was entitled to the office in question.

Richard A. Revell and Michael O. McDonald were candidates at the November 1971 election for the unexpired term, extending to January 1976, of the office of Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court, Common Pleas Branch, First Division. Revell was holding the office by virtue of his appointment on April 15, 1971, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of the previous incumbent. Since that vacancy occurred more than 90 days before the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Francis v. SturgillCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  2. Harrison v. StroudCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
  3. Doss v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  4. Jones v. SizemoreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
  5. Brown v. RoseCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930

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