MONROE COUNTY v. COUNTY DEBT COMMISSION


247 S.W.2d 507 (1952)

MONROE COUNTY v. COUNTY DEBT COMMISSION et al.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 28, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Rubin, Franklin P. Hays and Skaggs, Hays & Fahey, all of Louisville, for appellant.

A. E. Funk, Atty. Gen., Hal Williams, Asst. Atty. Gen., Roy H. Pennington, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee, County Debt Commission of Kentucky.

Abe P. Carter, County Atty., J. Paul Carter, Tompkinsville, for appellees, Judge Fred Evans, and Fiscal Court of Monroe County.


SIMS, Justice.

We are confronted on this appeal with two questions, the first of which is one of first impression: (a) Should the value of property exempted by statute from county taxation, but not exempted by the Kentucky Constitution, be included in the computation of all taxable property in the county for the purpose of determining the maximum debt limit of the county under § 158 of our Constitution? (b) Is a declaratory judgment of the Monroe Circuit Court...

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