PRESTON v. FLOYD/JOHNSON COUNTY PILOTS

No. 92-CA-000209-MR.

867 S.W.2d 474 (1993)

John David PRESTON, Mayor, City of Paintsville, Kentucky, Appellant, v. FLOYD/JOHNSON COUNTY PILOTS ASSOCIATION; Donna Blackburn; C.K. Belhasen; John P. Wells; Larry Short; Ann R. Latta, Mayor, City of Prestonsburg; and Paintsville/Prestonsburg Airport Board, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1993.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court January 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John David Preston, Perry & Preston, Paintsville, for appellant.

Larry Dean Brown, Prestonsburg, Frank K. Belhasen, II, Belhasen & Belhasen, Dale A. Phillips, Paintsville, Ronald L. Green, Lexington, for appellees.

Before DYCHE, HUDDLESTON and McDONALD, JJ.


HUDDLESTON, Judge.

John David Preston, Mayor of the City of Paintsville, appeals from a Johnson Circuit Court judgment holding that city council approval is required for mayoral appointments to the Paintsville/Prestonsburg Airport Board. Because we believe the circuit court erred in so holding, we reverse and remand.

In 1959, the cities of Prestonsburg and Paintsville established the Paintsville/Prestonsburg Airport. In 1991, the mayors of the two cities appointed...

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