Hazelip v. Fiscal Court of Edmonson Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Affirming.

W. B. Hazelip is a blind man living in Edmonson county. He brought this action against the fiscal court of Edmonson county, under the Act approved March 28, 1924 (Laws 1924, c. 18) showing that he had complied with all the provisions of the act and that the fiscal court had refused to provide for his relief under the act. The circuit court sustained a demurrer to his petition and he appeals.

The question presented by the appeal is whether the act simply empowers the fiscal court to make provision for the blind, leaving to their discretion…