STOVALL v. GARTRELL


332 S.W.2d 256 (1960)

Thelma L. STOVALL et al., as the State Board of Election Commissioners, et al., Appellants, v. Charles H. GARTRELL, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing February 19, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., H. D. Reed, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., J. D. Buckman, Jr., Frankfort, for appellants.

Robert T. Caldwell, Ashland, for appellee.

Paul R. Huddleston, Bowling Green, amicus curiae.


CLAY, Commissioner.

This is a proceeding by a taxpayer for a declaration of rights and injunctive relief. The suit attacks the validity of a proposed constitutional amendment which provides a method of financing a veterans' bonus. The purported amendment was approved by a majority vote in the last November election.

The Chancellor adjudged that the veteran members of the General Assembly had a personal interest in the subject matter forbidden by section 57...

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