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TOLSON v. LANE

569 S.W.2d 159 (1978)

Mae W. TOLSON, Appellant, v. Hon. Caswell P. LANE, Judge, Menifee Circuit Court, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

July 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Olver, Northeast Kentucky Legal Services, Inc., Morehead, for appellant.

Caswell P. Lane, Judge, Menifee Circuit Court, Mount Sterling, for appellee.

CLAYTON, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether a prospective litigant in the courts of this Commonwealth must demonstrate that she is totally without relatives and friends willing to assist her financially before she will be allowed to maintain a suit in forma pauperis under KRS 453.190. Particularly implicated is the decision of this court in Braden v. Commonwealth, Ky., 277 S.W.2d 7 (1955).

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