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10 Kentucky opinions name it 3 courts 1923–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Kentucky courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Carr v. Barnettgreen1 sentence2017(Emphasis added.)20 20 Consistent with Section 343, it has long been the rule in Kentucky that “an agent is personally liable for his own tortuous acts even though performed within the scope of his employment and under conditions which impose liability upon the principal also.” Carr v. Bamett, 580 S.W.2d 237, 240 (Ky. App. 1979) (citing Kentucky- Tennessee Light and Power Co. v. Nashville Coal Co., 37 F. Supp. 728 ([W].D. | 1 | 1 |
Butler v. Grocegreen1 sentence2011And, in that circumstance, “A universally accepted rule of statutory construction is that the General Assembly is presumed to know the status of the law and the constructions placed on it by the courts.” Butler v. Groce, 880 S.W.2d 547, 550 (Ky.1994), J. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kentucky. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Commonwealth, Department of Banking & Securities v. Brown
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2 sentences2011Lambert dissenting (citing Baker v. White, 251 Ky. 691 , 65 S.W.2d 1022 (1933); Commonwealth, Dept. of Banking & Secur. v. Brown, 605 S.W.2d 497 (Ky.1980)). 1994Baker v. White, 251 Ky. 691 , 65 S.W.2d 1022 (1933); Commonwealth, Depart. of Banking & Secur. v. Brown, Ky., 605 S.W.2d 497 (1980). | 2 | 1994–2011 |
Baker v. White
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2 sentences2011Lambert dissenting (citing Baker v. White, 251 Ky. 691 , 65 S.W.2d 1022 (1933); Commonwealth, Dept. of Banking & Secur. v. Brown, 605 S.W.2d 497 (Ky.1980)). 2011Lambert dissenting (citing Baker v. White, 251 Ky. 691 , 65 S.W.2d 1022 (1933); Commonwealth, Dept. of Banking & Secur. v. Brown, 605 S.W.2d 497 (Ky.1980)). | 2 | 1994–2011 |
Young v. Commonwealth
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2 sentences2025Young v. Commonwealth, 275 Ky. 98 , 120 S.W.2d 772 (1938) (“[I]t is a universally accepted and applied presumption that [the court] . . . has performed its duty and followed mandatory requirements enjoined upon it by law. [T]he mere failure of [the] record to show such affirmative steps and actions will not be allowed to overcome that presumption.”). 2025Young v. Commonwealth, 275 Ky. 98 , 120 S.W.2d 772 (1938) (“[I]t is a universally accepted and applied presumption that [the court] . . . has performed its duty and followed mandatory requirements enjoined upon it by law. [T]he mere failure of [the] record to show such affirmative steps and actions will not be allowed to overcome that presumption.”). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Kentucky-Tennessee Light & Power Co. v. Nashville Coal Co.
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1 sentence2017(Emphasis added.)20 20 Consistent with Section 343, it has long been the rule in Kentucky that “an agent is personally liable for his own tortuous acts even though performed within the scope of his employment and under conditions which impose liability upon the principal also.” Carr v. Bamett, 580 S.W.2d 237, 240 (Ky. App. 1979) (citing Kentucky- Tennessee Light and Power Co. v. Nashville Coal Co., 37 F. Supp. 728 ([W].D. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Ficke v. Covington Savings Bank & Trust Co.
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2 sentences1952As stated in Ficke v. Covington Savings Bank & Trust Co., 193 Ky. 792 , 237 S.W. 662 : “It is a universally accepted doctrine, and applied in all cases of appeals, that the right of appeal from the judgment of a trial court is not an inherent or constitutional right, but is a matter of grace of the Legislature, and, if one would take advantage of the right of appeal, he must comply with the conditions upon which the right is granted to him by the Legislature.” The judgment is affirmed. 1952As stated in Ficke v. Covington Savings Bank & Trust Co., 193 Ky. 792 , 237 S.W. 662 : “It is a universally accepted doctrine, and applied in all cases of appeals, that the right of appeal from the judgment of a trial court is not an inherent or constitutional right, but is a matter of grace of the Legislature, and, if one would take advantage of the right of appeal, he must comply with the conditions upon which the right is granted to him by the Legislature.” The judgment is affirmed. | 1 | 1952–1952 |
United States v. Gale
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2 sentences1940(The rule applies “with additional *324 force where the objection is not to the disqualification of jurors who are actually sworn upon the panel, but to the exclusion, or excuse, of persons from serving on the panel.” United States v. Gale, 109 U. S. 65 , 3 S. Ct. 1, 4 , 27 L. 1940(The rule applies “with additional *324 force where the objection is not to the disqualification of jurors who are actually sworn upon the panel, but to the exclusion, or excuse, of persons from serving on the panel.” United States v. Gale, 109 U. S. 65 , 3 S. Ct. 1, 4 , 27 L. | 1 | 1940–1940 |
Commonwealth v. Richie
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2 sentences1936The first section states the universally accepted rule to be that “the right to practice law is not an absolute right, but a privilege only (citing many cases among which is Commonwealth v. Richie, 114 Ky. 366 , 70 S. W. 1054 , 24 Ky. Law Rep. 1218 ) which may be revoked whenever the holder’s misconduct makes him unfit to exercise the duties of his office.” In note 52 to the latter part of the excerpt cases are cited from practically every court in our federal government, and from other Anglo-Saxon speaking countries. 1936The first section states the universally accepted rule to be that “the right to practice law is not an absolute right, but a privilege only (citing many cases among which is Commonwealth v. Richie, 114 Ky. 366 , 70 S. W. 1054 , 24 Ky. Law Rep. 1218 ) which may be revoked whenever the holder’s misconduct makes him unfit to exercise the duties of his office.” In note 52 to the latter part of the excerpt cases are cited from practically every court in our federal government, and from other Anglo-Saxon speaking countries. | 1 | 1936–1936 |
Jenkins v. Jenkins' Heirs
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1 sentence1932A. 19160, p. 700, it is written: “Taking up the question as to whether a marriage of a mentally incompetent person is void or voidable, the most universally accepted rule is that, in the absence of a controlling or influencing statute to the. contrary, such a marriage is absolutely void in its inception, and continues so, and that no judicial pronouncement to that effect is necessary to restore the parties to their original rights, in consequence of which it may be collaterally attacked by any interested person at any time and in any proceeding where its validity is raised.” To this excerpt is | 1 | 1932–1932 |
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Commonwealth
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2 sentences1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. 1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. | 1 | 1929–1929 |
Baker v. McDonald
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2 sentences1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. 1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. | 1 | 1929–1929 |
Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros.
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2 sentences1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. 1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. | 1 | 1929–1929 |
Miles v. United Oil Co.
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2 sentences1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. 1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. | 1 | 1929–1929 |
Robenson v. Yann
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2 sentences1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. 1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. | 1 | 1929–1929 |
Towles v. Campbell
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2 sentences1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. 1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. | 1 | 1929–1929 |
Farmers' Bank of White Plains v. Bass
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2 sentences1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. 1929Louisville & N. Railroad Co. v, Commonwealth, 181 Ky. 193 , 204 S. W. 94 ; Baker v. McDonald, 185 Ky. 470 , 215 S. W. 292 ; Coleman-Clark Grocery Co. v. Covington Bros. & Co., 186 Ky. 736 , 217 S. W. 889 ; Miles v. United Oil Co., 204 Ky. 345 , 264 S. W. 761 ; Towles v. Campbell, 215 Ky. 34 , 284 S. W. 418 ; Farmers’ Bank of White Plains v. Bass, 218 Ky. 813 , 292 S. W. 489 ; Robenson v. Yann, 224 Ky. 56 , 5 S. W. (2d) 271 ; and numerous other cases found in those opinions. | 1 | 1929–1929 |
Bentley v. . the Columbia Insurance Company
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1 sentence1923Co., 17 N. Y. 421 , and 19 Cyc. 592, in which latter citation the general rule is thus broadly stated: “An agent has no authority to bind his company for insurance of property which to his knowledge has already been destroyed.” The reasoning underlying that rule is not only sound but it is in perfect harmony with the universally accepted doctrine of the law of agency to the effect that the principal is not bound by the unauthorized and fraudulent acts of his agent which are participated in by the other party to the contract. | 1 | 1923–1923 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.