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COMMONWEALTH EX REL. HANCOCK v. PAXTON

516 S.W.2d 865 (1974)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky ex rel. Ed HANCOCK, Attorney General, Appellants, v. William B. PAXTON et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 6, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., Kenneth A. Howe, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., William W. Pollard, Legal Intern, Frankfort, for appellants.

William L. Willis, Dept. of Transp., Joseph J. Leary, Frankfort, Thomas L. Hogan, Frankfort, for appellees.

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The issue on this appeal is whether the Attorney General of Kentucky has standing to initiate and maintain a suit challenging the constitutionality of an Act of the General Assembly, against a state officer, department or agency charged with the administration of the Act. Holding that the Attorney General did not have such standing, the circuit court dismissed two suits (which were consolidated in the circuit court) brought by the Attorney General...

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