The title to all property owned by a school district is vested in the Commonwealth for the
benefit of the district board of education. In the acquisition of land for school purposes,
whether by purchase or condemnation, or otherwise, the title obtained shall be in fee
simple, except that title to land received from the federal government or any agency
thereof can be received in other than fee simple with the approval of the Attorney General
of the Commonwealth. Any reversionary interest in any land held by boards of education
on June 14, 1934, shall not deprive such boards of the ownership of the buildings or other
improvements thereon.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 548, effective July
13, 1990. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 1. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch.
20, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942,
from Ky. Stat. sec. 4399-19.
Notes of Decisions
Robertson v. City of Danville, 291 S.W.2d 816 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956).
· cites it 3× “It is provided further that, for purposes of the Act, all public school property shall be deemed to be property owned by the State, as provided by KRS 162.010; and that in the case of the State, the amount of the annual assessment shall be certified by the city treasurer to the…”
Barren Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Jordan, 249 S.W.2d 814 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952).
“The Board cites KRS 162.010 which provides in part: “Any re-versionary interest in any land used for school purposes shall not deprive boards of education of buildings .”
Hollon v. Wolfe Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 212 S.W.2d 129 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948).
· cites it 2× “Consequently, as plaintiffs claimed, the Board did not obtain under that deed a fee simple title to the lot as required by section 162.010 of KRS. In making such claims appellants overlook and entirely ignore two fundamental principles in the law; (1) that a subsequently…”
Webster Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Wynn, 196 S.W.2d 983 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946).
“As pointed out in that opinion, although the title had been taken with a reversionary clause in violation of Section 4437, Kentucky Statutes, now KRS 162.010, the fact of the violation by the Board could not affect the rights of the grantor as described in his conveyance.”
Cole v. Shockley, 217 S.W.2d 649 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949).
· cites it 2× “Substantialy the same law still exists, and now appears as KRS 162.010. It is almost impossible to misconstrue the language of this statute.”
Ford v. Pike Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 220 S.W.2d 389 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949).
“Obviously, the Board of Education would have no power under KRS 162.010 to acquire any land except for school purposes.”
Lykins v. Wolfe Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 209 S.W.2d 717 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948).
“It is appellant’s contention that the reversionary clause above quoted from the deed Alexander executed to the Board in 1899 is a covenant running with the land out of which this school lot was taken and it is not personal to the Alexanders.”
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