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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.015 (2026)

Repealed, effective January 1, 1973

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Acceptance of chapter relieves of other liability -- Exceptions -- Wilful misconduct History: Repealed 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 36, effective January 1, 1973. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 2, effective August 1, 1956. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4882.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 33 cases, 1946–2020 · leading case: Burrell v. Elec. Plant Bd. of Franklin, Ky., 676 S.W.2d 231 (Ky. 1984).
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Burrell v. Elec. Plant Bd. of Franklin, Ky., 676 S.W.2d 231 (Ky. 1984). · cites it 15× “690(1), the so-called "exclusive remedy" section of the Workers' Compensation Act, as contrasted with the previous language in KRS 342.015(1) which it replaced, we conclude that the 1973 Amendment of the Workers' Compensation Act extended to the appellant, Electric Plant Board,…”
Travelers Indem. Co. v. Reker, 100 S.W.3d 756 (Ky. 2003). · cites it 4× “208, § 20); replaced by KRS 342.015(1) (1942 Ky. Acts, ch. 208, §§ 1, 2, repealed 1972 Ky.”
Kentucky Utils. Co. v. Jackson Cnty. Rural Elec. Coop. Corp., 438 S.W.2d 788 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 4× “KRS 342.015(1). We relate the background as gleaned from the pleadings.”
Marquez v. Rapid Harvest Co., 405 P.2d 814 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 4× “this chapter has been sustained under circumstances creating in some other person than the employer a legal liability to pay damages, the injured employee may either claim compensation or proceed at law by civil action against such other person to recover damages, or proceed…”
Simmons v. Clark Constr. Co., 426 S.W.2d 930 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 3× “KRS 342.015(1). KRS 342.060 which is a part of that Act provides in part that: “A principal contractor, intermediate or subcontractor shall be liable for compensation to any employe injured while in the employ of any one of his intermediate or subcontractors and engaged upon the…”
Miller v. Scott, 339 S.W.2d 941 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). · cites it 3× “) The legislature having specifically provided for actions at law in these three types of industrial accidents without mention of any other accident covered by KRS 342.015 (1), we have concluded that remedies at law were not intended for any industrial accident other than those…”
Fryman v. Elec. Steam Radiator Corp., 277 S.W.2d 25 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). · cites it 3× “We are, therefore, of the view that the allegations of the complaint are insufficient to bring the claim within the exclusion of KRS 342.015. *27 This particular section of the Act has not been specifically interpreted by this Court, and neither did the Legislature spell out its…”
Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Sherman & Fletcher, 705 S.W.2d 459 (Ky. 1986). “The question there was whether KRS 342.015(1), which provides that an employer liable for workmen's compensation `shall.”
Union Carbide Corp. v. Sweco, Inc., 610 S.W.2d 932 (Ky. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “” Sweco maintains that the Kentucky Utilities case has no application here because KRS 342.015 was superseded by the more strongly worded KRS 342.”
Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Gov't Employees Ins. Co., 635 S.W.2d 475 (Ky. 1982). “be released from all other liability,” protected an employer whose primary negligence was alleged to have caused its employe’s death from liability to a secondarily-negligent party which had settled the wrongful-death claim.”
Campbell v. City of Booneville, 85 S.W.3d 603 (Ky. 2002). · cites it 4× “2d 345, 347 (1971), the Court addressed the intoxication defense as then codified in KRS 342.015(3), which provided that no compensation was due if an injury was caused by the worker’s intoxication.”
Davis v. Solomon, 276 S.W.2d 674 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). · cites it 2× “005(1) provides that the Workmen’s Compensation Act: “shall affect the liability of the employers subject thereto to their employes for a personal injury sustained by the employe by accident arising out of and in the course of his employ-, ment, or for death resulting from such…”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.015(1) — 20 cases
Burrell v. Elec. Plant Bd. of Franklin, Ky., 676 S.W.2d 231 (Ky. 1984). “690(1), the so-called "exclusive remedy" section of the Workers' Compensation Act, as contrasted with the previous language in KRS 342.015(1) which it replaced, we conclude that the 1973 Amendment of the Workers' Compensation Act extended to the appellant, Electric Plant Board,…”
Travelers Indem. Co. v. Reker, 100 S.W.3d 756 (Ky. 2003). “208, § 20); replaced by KRS 342.015(1) (1942 Ky. Acts, ch. 208, §§ 1, 2, repealed 1972 Ky.”
Kentucky Utils. Co. v. Jackson Cnty. Rural Elec. Coop. Corp., 438 S.W.2d 788 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). “KRS 342.015(1). We relate the background as gleaned from the pleadings.”
Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Sherman & Fletcher, 705 S.W.2d 459 (Ky. 1986). “The question there was whether KRS 342.015(1), which provides that an employer liable for workmen's compensation `shall.”
Simmons v. Clark Constr. Co., 426 S.W.2d 930 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). “KRS 342.015(1). KRS 342.060 which is a part of that Act provides in part that: “A principal contractor, intermediate or subcontractor shall be liable for compensation to any employe injured while in the employ of any one of his intermediate or subcontractors and engaged upon the…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.015(2) — 7 cases
Fryman v. Elec. Steam Radiator Corp., 277 S.W.2d 25 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). “We are, therefore, of the view that the allegations of the complaint are insufficient to bring the claim within the exclusion of KRS 342.015. *27 This particular section of the Act has not been specifically interpreted by this Court, and neither did the Legislature spell out its…”
Marquez v. Rapid Harvest Co., 405 P.2d 814 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1965). “this chapter has been sustained under circumstances creating in some other person than the employer a legal liability to pay damages, the injured employee may either claim compensation or proceed at law by civil action against such other person to recover damages, or proceed…”
Simmons v. Clark Constr. Co., 426 S.W.2d 930 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). “KRS 342.015(1). KRS 342.060 which is a part of that Act provides in part that: “A principal contractor, intermediate or subcontractor shall be liable for compensation to any employe injured while in the employ of any one of his intermediate or subcontractors and engaged upon the…”
Kiser v. Neumann Co. Contractors, Inc., 426 S.W.2d 935 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967).
Davis v. Solomon, 276 S.W.2d 674 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). “005(1) provides that the Workmen’s Compensation Act: “shall affect the liability of the employers subject thereto to their employes for a personal injury sustained by the employe by accident arising out of and in the course of his employ-, ment, or for death resulting from such…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.015(3) — 5 cases
Campbell v. City of Booneville, 85 S.W.3d 603 (Ky. 2002). “2d 345, 347 (1971), the Court addressed the intoxication defense as then codified in KRS 342.015(3), which provided that no compensation was due if an injury was caused by the worker’s intoxication.”
Woosley v. Cent. Unif. Rental, 463 S.W.2d 345 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971).
Banks v. Dep't of Educ., Bureau of Rehab., 462 S.W.2d 428 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971).
C. Lee Cook Mfg. Co. v. Hodges, 199 S.W.2d 635 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946).
R & T Acoustics v. Bernabe Aquirre (Ky. 2020).
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