GATEWOOD v. MATTHEWS


403 S.W.2d 716 (1966)

W. C. GATEWOOD, Individually and for and on Behalf of All Residents, Voters and Taxpayers of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellants, v. Robert MATTHEWS, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and Thelma L. Stovall, Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 31, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Johnson, Johnson & Burton, Frankfort, for appellants.

Robert C. Carter, Louisville, amicus curiae.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., H. N. McTyeire, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Morton Holbrook, Sandidge, Holbrook, Craig & Hager, Owensboro, for appellees.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

W. C. Gatewood, individually and for all residents, voters and taxpayers of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, brought this suit in the Franklin Circuit Court demanding a declaration of rights and seeking to enjoin the Attorney General and the Secretary of State from certifying the question of adoption of a proposed Constitution. The Franklin Circuit Court delivered a well reasoned opinion defining the rights of the appellant and those he represents, and...

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