Legal Opinion
Knox County v. Kelly's Adm'x
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 4, 1937PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Rees
Affirming',
The Kuox fiscal court entered into a written contract with Martin T. Kelly, an attorney at law, on April 20, 1931, authorizing him to institute an action against S. L, Lewis, ex-sheriff of Knox county, to recover certain sums of money claimed to have been withheld unlawfully from the county. The suit was instituted pursuant to the ageement, and the case was twice appealed to this court by Knox county from judgments rendered against it in the Knox circuit court. Knox County v. Lewis’ Adm’r, 253 Ky. 652, 69 S. W. (2d) 1000; Knox County v. Lewis’…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Louisville Home Telephone Co. v. Beeler's Admx.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Willis v. TomesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Basye v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1880
- Knox County v. Lewis' AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Knox County v. Lewis' Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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