Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 165.070 (2026)

Condemnation, purchase or gift of land

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The board of trustees of a municipal university in a city of the first class may acquire, by purchase or gift, lands and improvements for the purpose of expanding the plant and extending the usefulness of the university, and when unable to agree with the owner of land and improvements necessary for the purposes of the university may proceed to condemn the land and improvements. The condemnation proceedings shall be conducted in the manner provided in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky. History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 70. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2948a-6a.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1957–1957 · leading case: Craddock v. Univ. of Louisville, 303 S.W.2d 548 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957).

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Craddock v. Univ. of Louisville, 303 S.W.2d 548 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 3× “This is an appeal from a judgment upholding the power of the University of Louisville to condemn land under the provisions of KRS 165.070 in the manner provided in KRS 416.”

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