Hackett v. Brooksville Graded School District
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 78 — ACTION BY THOMAS HACKETT AGAINST THE BROOKSVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHERS FOR AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE USE OF PRAYERS AND SONGS ALLEGED TO BE SECTARIAN, AND THE READING OF KING JAMES’ TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE IN SAID SCHOOL. Appeal from Bracken Circuit Court. James P. Hakbeson, Circuit Judge. From a judgment of dismissal plaintiff appeals. STATEMENT.
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Case 78 — ACTION BY THOMAS HACKETT AGAINST THE BROOKSVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHERS FOR AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE USE OF PRAYERS AND SONGS ALLEGED TO BE SECTARIAN, AND THE READING OF KING JAMES’ TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE IN SAID SCHOOL. Appeal from Bracken Circuit Court. James P. Hakbeson, Circuit Judge. From a judgment of dismissal plaintiff appeals. STATEMENT. Appellant, Thomas Hackett, a ‘housekeeper in Brooksville, Bracken county, Ky., sends his children to the school of appellees, a common school maintained by the public under the common school laws of Kentucky. At this) school…
1Opinion of the Court
Opihion by
Judge O’Rear
Affirming.
Appellant, who resides in the town of Brooksville, and has children attending the Brooksville graded common school, brought this suit against the trustees and teachers of the school, seeking an injunction against the use of the Eingiish translation of the Bible, known as the “King James” or “authorized edition,” and to prevent the teachers from opening the school with prayers or songs alleged to be of a denominational character. On full hearing the injunction Was denied, and the petition dismissed.
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