City of Louisville v. Jefferson County Fiscal Court

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Sims

Reversing.

This action was instituted by appellee, Jefferson County Fiscal Court, against the City of Louisville, to collect from the latter 79.4 per cent of the cost of holding a general election in the city and county on November 5, 1946. The 79.4 per cent of the cost was based on the fact that 326 voting machines were used in the election, of which 259 were in city precincts and this made the city liable for 79.4 per cent of the cost of holding the election.

A general demurrer to the petition was overruled and upon the city declining to plead further,…