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COOLEY v. STURGILL

293 S.W.2d 634 (1956)

Joe H. COOLEY et al., Appellants, v. Troy STURGILL et al., Appellees. Polk SAUNDERS et al., Appellants, v. Duran MOORE, Individually and as County Court Clerk of Floyd County, et al., Appellees. GOOD GOVERNMENT TAXPAYERS LEAGUE, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. A. B. MEADE, Individually and as Sheriff of Floyd County, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 19, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse K. Lewis, Lexington, for appellants.

C. Kilmer Combs, Prestonsburg, James Wine, Jr., Pikeville, J. B. Clark, Prestonsburg, for appellees Troy Sturgill and others.

Joe Hobson, J. B. Clark, Prestonsburg, for appellees Duran Moore, individually and as County Court Clerk of Floyd County, and others.

Joe Hobson, Paul E. Hayes, J. B. Clark, Prestonsburg, for appellees A. B. Meade, individually and as Sheriff of Floyd County, and others.

WADDILL, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Floyd Circuit Court sustaining defendants' special answer and plea in abatement and dismissing plaintiffs' suits. These actions were instituted by taxpayers of Floyd County, who were allegedly acting for and on behalf of the county, against Troy Sturgill, former sheriff, Duran Moore, county clerk, and A. B. Meade, sheriff. The fiscal court was made a party defendant in each action. Plaintiffs sought to...

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