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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.210 (2026)

Limitation of time not to run against minors or incompetents

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No limitation of time provided in this chapter shall run against any person who is mentally incompetent or who is a minor dependent so long as he has no committee, guardian or next friend, or other person authorized to claim compensation for him under KRS 342.160. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4919.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Bradford v. Bracken Cnty., 767 F. Supp. 2d 740 (E.D. Ky. 2011).
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Bradford v. Bracken Cnty., 767 F. Supp. 2d 740 (E.D. Ky. 2011). · cites it 4× “The court contrasted KRS § 342.210, which expressly provides that in a workers’ compensation claim the statute of limitations begins to run on the appointment of a guardian, with KRS § 413.”
Zurich Ins. Co. v. Mitchell, 712 S.W.2d 340 (Ky. 1986). · cites it 2× “KRS 342.210 allows the Board to assess the whole cost of the proceeding against the party who brings, prosecutes or defends a proceeding without reasonable grounds.”
Saint Joseph Hosp. v. Frye, 415 S.W.3d 631 (Ky. 2013). “Furthermore, going forward with an appeal while a subsequent claim is being litigated may lead to inconsistent results; however, it is for the legislature or the Department of Workers’ Claims to address these possible unintended consequences of KRS 342.210(1). IV. CONCLUSION For…”
Roberts ex rel. Roberts v. George W. Hill & Co., 23 S.W.3d 635 (Ky. 2000). · cites it 3× “Appellant next argues that KRS 342.210 must be interpreted to mean that *637 none of the time limitations found in the chapter, including the limitations regarding the filing of a rejection of coverage, shall apply to a minor.”
Coslow v. Gen. Elec. Co., 877 S.W.2d 611 (Ky. 1994). “185 may be judicially construed so that the SOL does not start to run in any injury case, whether the injury is the result of a series of mini-traumas or one distinct traumatic event or accident, until the effects of the accident or disability become manifest.”
Newberg v. Hudson, 838 S.W.2d 384 (Ky. 1992). “KRS 342.210 also tolls the limitations period for minors and incompetents.”
Leishman v. Goodlett, 608 S.W.2d 377 (Ky. Ct. App. 1980). “The appellee had standing to seek judicial review in the circuit court of so much of the Commission’s order as denied her right to *379 recovery from the fund, even though KRS 342.210 apparently limits the right of appeal to those who have been aggrieved by the Commission’s…”
Roberts v. George W. Hill & Co., 113 S.W.3d 156 (Ky. 2003). · cites it 7× “Appealing, the claimant maintains that the period of limitations was tolled until his eighteenth birthday under KRS 342.210 because he was an employee rather than a surviving dependent.”
Mercy Reg'l Emergency Med. Sys., LLC v. The Est. of Joshua Adam Fuson, by Administratrixes, Amy Hickman & Da (Ky. 2026). “See KRS 342.210 (“No limitation of time provided in this chapter shall run against any person who is mentally incompetent or who is a minor dependent so long as he has no committee, guardian or next friend, or other person authorized to claim compensation for him under KRS 342.”
R & L Carriers v. Donald E. Gregory Jr (Ky. 2008). “KRS 342.210(1) requires a worker to raise all accrued causes of action against the employer during the pendency of a claim or waive them.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.210(1) — 2 cases
Saint Joseph Hosp. v. Frye, 415 S.W.3d 631 (Ky. 2013). “Furthermore, going forward with an appeal while a subsequent claim is being litigated may lead to inconsistent results; however, it is for the legislature or the Department of Workers’ Claims to address these possible unintended consequences of KRS 342.210(1). IV. CONCLUSION For…”
R & L Carriers v. Donald E. Gregory Jr (Ky. 2008). “KRS 342.210(1) requires a worker to raise all accrued causes of action against the employer during the pendency of a claim or waive them.”
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