FORD v. COUNTY OF CARLISLE


361 S.W.2d 757 (1962)

Reuben FORD, Individually and as Representative, etc., Appellant, v. COUNTY OF CARLISLE, Kentucky, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied December 7, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin P. Hays, John K. Skaggs, Jr., Charles H. Erwin, Skaggs, Hays & Fahey, Louisville, David R. Reed, Paducah, for appellant.

Edgar A. Zingman, Robert L. Maddox, Jr., Wyatt, Grafton & Sloss, Louisville, Robert L. Geveden, County Atty., Bardwell, Joseph Hull, General Counsel of Seiscor Co., Tulsa, Okl., for appellees.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

The fiscal court of Carlisle County contracted to purchase 10 Seiscor electric voting machines for use in elections. A citizen and taxpayer brought action to enjoin purchase and use of the machines on the grounds that they do not comply with statutory requirements and will not function reliably. After a three-day trial, during which one of the machines was subjected to thorough and exhaustive tests and demonstrations, the circuit court handed...

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