Vanover v. Dunlap
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Letcher Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Chief Justice Miller
Affirming.
This action was instituted on May 10th, 1915, by Sam Vanover and 35 other residents of Jenkins, a town of the sixth class, against the board of trustees and the officers of said town, seeking to have the proceedings whereby the town of Jenkins was incorporated, declared null and void.
Being of opinion that an action of this character could be maintained only by the Attorney-General in the name of the Commonwealth, the' circuit court sustained a special demurrer to the petition, which raised the question of the plaintiffs’ right to maintain…
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