Shoemaker v. Hodge
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 46 — Motion fob a Writ op Mandamus against John T. Hodge, Judge of the Campbell Circuit Court — APPEAL FROM CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT. Motion Sustained and Writ Granted.
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Case 46 — Motion fob a Writ op Mandamus against John T. Hodge, Judge of the Campbell Circuit Court — APPEAL FROM CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT. Motion Sustained and Writ Granted. The petitioner in this case alleges that the plaintiff, Scott Shoemaker, on February 1, 1901, filed his ex parte petition in the Campbell circuit court to test the validity of an ordinance of the city of Newport, entitled, “An ordinance increasing the members of the board of qldermen from four in number to five in number,” passed November 30, 1900. •Said ex parte petition was filed by said Shoemaker as a bona fide resident…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
JUDGE GUFFY
Granting the Writ op Mandamus.
It appears from tbis record' that the plaintiff on the 1st day of February, 1901, filed his petition in the Campbell circuit court to test the validity of a certain- ordinance passed by the general council of Newport, which ordinance is set out and properly described in the- petition, together with all the proceedings connected with and pertaining thereto. It is claimed that said ordinance is invalid, unconstitutional, and void. Said petition is numbered 13,254 upon the record's of said court. It further appears that on the 1st…
2Cited by5 opinions
- Childers v. StephensonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
- Bernheim v. WallaceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
- City of Newport v. GlazierCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Green County v. ShortellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Ex Parte City of AshlandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934