LYON v. HOLBROOK


316 S.W.2d 862 (1958)

William H. LYON, Suing as a Citizen and Taxpayer of Magoffin County, Kentucky, etc., Appellants, v. Ray HOLBROOK, County Judge of Magoffin County, Kentucky, etc., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 10, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Hobson, Prestonsburg, for appellants.

Paul E. Hayes, Prestonsburg, Arnett Mann, Salyersville, for appellees.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

An election was held in Magoffin County on the question of issuing bonds for the construction of a new courthouse and jail. The result of the election, as certified by the election commissioners, showed that the question had failed to receive the required two-thirds' majority of favorable votes (Ky.Const. sec. 157). Recount proceedings were instituted, as a result of which a judgment was entered declaring...

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