Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1/17/1930

McChesney v. Sampson, Governor

Citations

23 S.W.2d 584
232 Ky. 395

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dealing with the appointment of a member to the state textbook commission
“[U]nder our system the appointee of the Governor takes the office, enters upon the performance of its duties, and is charged with responsibility. He holds then subject alone to the action of the Senate.”
`[U]nder our system the appointee of the Governor takes the office, enters upon the performance of its duties, and is charged with responsibility. He holds then subject alone to the action of the Senate.'
“In all jurisdictions where appointment to office is regarded as an executive function, as here, an appointment to office once made is incapable of revocation or cancellation by the appointing executive in the absence of a statutory or constitutional power of removal.”
Governor could not remove his own appointee without statutory authority
Governor could not remove his own appointee without statutory authority

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Judges: McCandless, Thomas, Dietzman, Clay, Willis, Kentucky

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