Shamburger v. Tierney

2 Citing cases

  1. Perdue v. Green

    127 So. 3d 343 (Ala. 2013)   Cited 12 times
    Holding that, in spite of Appellant's claim that Appellees' itemized Westlaw searches included topics unrelated to the case, such search activity was reimbursable

    Second, even if the legislature could guarantee the payment of all PACT contracts, such a guarantee must be shown clearly and unequivocally from the terms of the appropriating statute. Shamburger v. Tierney, 257 S.W.2d 592, 593 (Ky.1953) (“It is a fundamental rule of construction that statutes authorizing the appropriation of public funds will not be extended beyond the natural and fair meaning of the words used.”). Outside the legislative context,

  2. Perdue ex rel. Perdue v. Green

    No. 1101337 (Ala. Mar. 16, 2012)   Cited 2 times
    In Perdue v. Green, 127 So.3d 343 (Ala.2012) (“Perdue I ”), this Court held that, “to the extent the PACT Board acted to change its existing rules, procedures, or policies to accept modification of the PACT contracts,... it violated the contractual relationship with the PACT contract holders by exceeding the express limitation set out in § 16–33C–19 [, Ala.Code 1975.]” 127 So.3d at 357.

    Second, even if the legislature could guarantee the payment of all PACT contracts, such a guarantee must be shown clearly and unequivocally from the terms of the appropriating statute. Shamburger v. Tierney, 257 S.W.2d 592, 593 (Ky. 1953) ("It is a fundamental rule of construction that statutes authorizing the appropriation of public funds will not be extended beyond the natural and fair meaning of the words used."). Outside the legislative context,