Legal Opinion
Holliday v. Fields, Governor
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided July 14, 1925PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge McCandless
Reversing.
This is an appeal from an executive order entered by Hon. Wm. J. Fields, Governor of Kentucky, on the 5th day of March, 1925, removing Tolbert Holliday from the office of sheriff of Perry county.
The proceedings were held pursuant to the provisions of section 227 of the state Constitution and the provisions of chapter 49 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1924, which become effective June 18, 1924, and were based on eleven charges preferred by the Governor and reading as follows: .
“(1) Drunkenness on or about August 26th and 27th, 1924, in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gould v. GouldSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Shwab v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Eidman v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- White v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Lowe v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1860
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State ex rel. Thompson v. MortonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
- Welch v. Mayor of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- State ex rel. Green v. CollisonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1938
- Woodward v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
- Buckingham v. Fifth Judicial District Court of the StateNevada Supreme Court · 1940
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