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HANCOCK v. QUEENAN

294 S.W.2d 92 (1956)

Joseph T. HANCOCK, Appellant, v. James F. QUEENAN, Clerk of Jefferson County Court, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 5, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Stites, Luther Roberts, Louisville, for appellant.

Chas. Dobbins, J. W. Jones, Wilber Fields, Oldham Clarke, Louisville, for appellees.

STANLEY, Commissioner.

Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution provides that if an office is vacated three months or more before an election for either city, town, county, district, or state officers, an appointment to the vacated office is effective only until the election. If the elapsed period is less than three months, the appointment holds until the next year's election. The question before us is as to the time a vacancy...

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