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KRS 415.030

Action to prevent usurpation of office or franchise

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Television Reception Corporation v. Charles A. Dunbar, Dunbar-Murphy & Company, Inc., and Commonwealth Cable Company, Inc. (1970)

Most recently applied in Noble v. Meagher (February 1985)

Effective: July 1, 1953 History: Transferred 1952 Ky

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If a person usurp an office or franchise, the person entitled thereto, or the Commonwealth, may prevent the usurpation by an ordinary action.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.