Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 376.190 (2026)

Joinder of parties -- Limitation on action or filing of claim for lien

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The plaintiff in an action to enforce a lien given by KRS 376.150 or 376.180 may unite with him as co-plaintiffs any similar lien-holders who consent thereto, and shall make all lien-holders and encumbrancers parties. Where the parties are numerous, any one (1) or more may be designated by the court to prosecute or defend for the same class. Action to enforce the lien shall be filed within sixty (60) days from the date of the assignment, or from the date when the property goes into the hands of a receiver or trustee, or from the date when the business is stopped, suspended or sold; or the claims for which a lien is asserted shall be filed in said time with the person authorized to receive and report claims. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2491.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1943–2006 · leading case: Scherer v. Quality Commc'ns, Inc. (In Re Quality Commc'ns, Inc.), 347 B.R. 227 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2006).

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Scherer v. Quality Commc'ns, Inc. (In Re Quality Commc'ns, Inc.), 347 B.R. 227 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2006). “KRS 376.190. The Trustee stated in his Motion for Summary Judgment that the QCI Board of Directors voted to close the business and distribute its assets among its creditors on August 5, 2002.”

McGlone v. Smith, 168 S.W.2d 566 (Ky. Ct. App. 1943). “The decisive section here is Section 2491 (KRS 376.190) declaring that suit must be filed to enforce such statutory lien within sixty days from the date the “business shall be stopped or suspended” or other specified action, and that the claims for which liens are asserted must…”

Int'l Harvester Co. v. Dyer's Adm'r, 178 S.W.2d 966 (Ky. Ct. App. 1944). “son why International and Allstate are entitled to a separate sale of the equipment upon which they hold mortgages, which is that the labor claims are superior to these mortgages and should there be sufficient property subject to the labor liens to satisfy them without resorting…”

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