Legal Opinion
Coffey v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 11, 1963PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Judge.
Twenty-nine signers claiming to aggregate a majority of the “duly registered” voters living in a portion of Wayne County lying north of Lake Cumberland filed a petition in the Wayne County Court asking for an election on the proposition of striking the area from Wayne County and attaching it to the adjoining county of Pulaski. Const. § 65; KRS 67.030. The petition was dismissed on the ground it was not signed by the requisite number of voters. This is an original action for mandamus against the Judge of the Wayne County Court to enforce compliance with the demand of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Skaggs v. Fyffe, JudgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Meffert v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Hettich v. ColsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Cunnigan v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1963
- Franklin v. Pursiful, County JudgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KashCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1997
- Fisher v. Sears, Roebuck & CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1974
- Williams v. VentersKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- Buchmeier v. PickettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Colwell v. WardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
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