Legal Opinion
Riddle v. Howard
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 1, 1962PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
The basic question in the two appeals is the justness or correctness of the judgment declaring that Middletown does not exist as an incorporated municipality.
The cases were initiated by the filing by Henry Riddle and many others as “citizens and residents of the City of Middletown” on June 16, 1960, of a petition in the Jefferson County Court to have trustees appointed for the town of Middletown in accordance .with KRS 88.230. An objection was filed by Herbert C. Howard and others on the grounds that (1) the city had been inactive for the last 75 years; (2) it was not…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boone County v. Town of VeronaCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
- Booth v. CopleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Green, Police Judge v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Hill v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
- City of St. Matthews v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1954
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3Cited by3 opinions
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