· 2/22/1935
Engle v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 79 S.W.2d 417
- 258 Ky. 118
- 1935 Ky. LEXIS 122
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- Merit system “statute should not be extended to officers under the guise that they are employees for the all too apparent purpose of perpetuating them in office.”
- Merit system \statute should not be extended to officers under the guise that they are employees for the all too apparent purpose of perpetuating them in office.\
- “The line of demarcation between public office and public employment is oftentimes dim and the distinction between them as marked by judicial expression is not always clear.”
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Judges: Clay
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