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FISCAL COURT, ETC. v. CITY OF LOUISVILLE

559 S.W.2d 478 (1977)

FISCAL COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, Kentucky, Appellant, v. CITY OF LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, et al., Appellees. CITY OF WINDY HILLS, Kentucky, Individually, etc., et al., Cross-Appellants, v. FISCAL COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, Kentucky, et al., Cross-Appellees. Bill BLANFORD, Cross-Appellant, v. FISCAL COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, Kentucky, et al., Cross-Appellees. CITY OF LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Cross-Appellant, v. FISCAL COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, Kentucky, et al., Cross-Appellees. CITY OF SHIVELY, Kentucky, Cross-Appellant, v. FISCAL COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, Kentucky, et al., Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing December 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Bruce Miller, Jefferson County Atty., Eugene L. Mosley, Asst. County Atty., Stuart L. Adams, Jr., Bert T. Combs and Charles R. Simons, Tarrant, Combs & Bullitt, Louisville, for appellant and cross-appellees.

Foster L. Haunz, Harry K. Herren, Jr., Claude L. Nutt, Richard G. Segal, L. Stanley Chauvin, Jr., J.W. Jones, Burt J. Deutsch, Director of Law, George S. Schuhmann, William W. Lawrence, Mark Simpson, Louisville, for appellees and cross-appellants.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Charles W. Runyan, Asst. Deputy Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Paul L. Madden, Hancock County Atty., Hawesville, Vic Hellard, Jr., Legislative Research Commission, Frankfort, George M. McClure, III, Boyle County Atty., Danville, Morton Holbrook, Sandidge, Holbrook & Craig, PSC, Owensboro, Henry D. Stratton, Pikeville, Mark E. Gormley, Woodford County Atty., Versailles, Homer W. Ramsey, Whitley City, Richard H. Lewis, Benton, amicus curiae.

JONES, Justice.

This case turns upon the constitutionality of Senate Bill 165, (KRS 67.083) enacted by the General Assembly at its 1972 regular session. Although it is not designated as such, the act purports to grant home rule to the 120 counties in the Commonwealth. It is referred to in the briefs of the numerous litigants as the "Home Rule" act. Its provisions are as follows:

"(1) The fiscal court of any county is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise...

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