Jones v. City of Paducah

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Pursuant to the authority of Section 274x-l et seq., Kentucky Statutes, the Board of Commissioners of Paducah set up a Municipal Housing Commission in June, 1938. See Spahn v. Stewart, 268 Ky. 97, 103 S. W. (2d) 651.

This suit is prosecuted by Dr. F. A. Jones, a taxpayer, to enjoin the payment of money and the carrying out of a contract between’ the City of Paducah and the Commission for slum clearance projects. Both the subject matter of several measures and the procedure observed in their enactment are questioned. The circuit court, upon…