From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Baker v. Rockcastle County Court

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Jun 12, 1928
7 S.W.2d 846 (Ky. Ct. App. 1928)

Summary

In Baker v. Rockcastle County Court, 225 Ky. 99, 7 S.W.2d 846, it was held that, under section 158 of the Constitution and section 1857 of the Kentucky Statutes, a county has authority to issue funding bonds to take care of a valid, floating indebtedness.

Summary of this case from Geveden, Etc., v. Fiscal Court of Carlisle County

Opinion

Decided June 12, 1928.

Appeal from Rockcastle Circuit Court.

J.J. FELTON for appellants.

C.C. WILLIAMS, for appellees.


Affirming.

The petition in this case alleges that the fiscal court of Rockcastle county had made arrangements to issue refunding bonds for the floating indebtedness of that county. It alleges that the fiscal court does not have authority under the law to issue refunding bonds. There are no sufficient allegations in the petition showing that the outstanding indebtedness was not legal when incurred. We do not know, therefore, whether the indebtedness is a valid indebtedness against Rockcastle county. The only question presented in the petition, is whether the fiscal court has the power to refund a floating indebtedness when such indebtedness was legally incurred. There is no lack of authority for a county to issue refunding bonds to take care of a valid floating indebtedness. Section 158 of the Constitution of itself gives that authority, as does also section 1857, Ky. Stats. The bonds when so issued take the place of the outstanding floating indebtedness, and, if that indebtedness was legally incurred and was a valid and existing obligation against the county, the bonds are likewise, a valid indebtedness against the county.

No question is presented to us other than the power of a county through its fiscal court to refund a valid floating indebtedness. It has that power, and, as the petition did not allege any facts sufficient to show that the floating indebtedness was not made up of valid obligations against the county, the lower court properly sustained a demurrer to the petition. There is nothing for us to determine other than the authority of the county through its fiscal court to issue refunding bonds, and under the constitutional and statutory provisions cited, this authority is vested in the fiscal court of the county.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Baker v. Rockcastle County Court

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Jun 12, 1928
7 S.W.2d 846 (Ky. Ct. App. 1928)

In Baker v. Rockcastle County Court, 225 Ky. 99, 7 S.W.2d 846, it was held that, under section 158 of the Constitution and section 1857 of the Kentucky Statutes, a county has authority to issue funding bonds to take care of a valid, floating indebtedness.

Summary of this case from Geveden, Etc., v. Fiscal Court of Carlisle County

In Baker v. Rockcastle County Court, 225 Ky. 99, 7 S.W.2d 846, a taxpayer sought to enjoin the fiscal court from issuing bonds for the purpose of funding the floating indebtedness of the county. It was held that there were no sufficient allegations in the petition showing that the outstanding indebtedness was not legal when incurred, but it was held that a county may issue bonds to fund valid floating indebtedness.

Summary of this case from City of Frankfort v. Fuss
Case details for

Baker v. Rockcastle County Court

Case Details

Full title:Baker, et al. v. Rockcastle County Court, et al

Court:Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Date published: Jun 12, 1928

Citations

7 S.W.2d 846 (Ky. Ct. App. 1928)
7 S.W.2d 846

Citing Cases

City of Frankfort v. Fuss

" To same effect, see City of Covington v. O. F. Moore Co., 218 Ky. 102, 290 S.W. 1066; Wilson v. Covington,…

Williams v. Estill County

We have held in a number of cases that one attacking the validity of a municipal indebtedness must allege…