HOWARD v. SALYER


695 S.W.2d 420 (1985)

Billy Joe HOWARD, William Culbertson, Lucy J. Culbertson, Betty Jo Lykins, Buena Ely, and Faye Montgomery, Movants, v. Thomas R. "Skip" SALYER, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bert T. Combs, Charles R. Simons, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Louisville, Lawrence E. Forgy, Jr., Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Lexington, Roger D. Riggs, George W. Moore, Maxey, Riggs, Moore & Cowden, P.S.C., Mt. Sterling, for movants.

C.K. Belhausen, David LeMaster, Paintsville, for respondents.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

This appeal involves interpretation of various sections of KRS Chapter 242, the local-option statutes. The trial court held that an election in a magisterial district in Magoffin County comported with applicable statutes. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted discretionary review and reverse.

The facts leading up to this lawsuit are as follows: In July of 1981, a petition was filed with the Magoffin County clerk requesting that an...

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