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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.125 (2026)

Actions relating to personal property to be brought within two years

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An action for the taking, detaining or injuring of personal property, including an action for specific recovery shall be commenced within two (2) years from the time the cause of action accrued. Effective: July 15, 1988 History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 224, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1988.

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Cited in 28 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: CPC Livestock, LLC v. Fifth Third Bank, Inc., 495 B.R. 332 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2013).
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CPC Livestock, LLC v. Fifth Third Bank, Inc., 495 B.R. 332 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2013). · cites it 18× “As to the two-year period, Plaintiffs rely on KRS § 413.125. This statute applies to “aetion[s] for the taking, detaining or injuring of personal property_” KRS § 413.”
Arnold v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 392 F. Supp. 3d 747 (E.D. Ky. 2019). · cites it 4× “Specifically, Defendants argue that Plaintiffs' negligence claim should be governed by the two-year statute of limitations relating to "action[s] for the taking, detaining or injuring of personal property" pursuant to Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.125. Id. In response, Plaintiffs assert…”
Am. Premier Ins. Co. v. McBride, 159 S.W.3d 342 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 10× “He asserted that the complaint was untimely, based on *345 the two-year statute of limitations found in KRS 413.125. The circuit court granted McBride’s motion on this basis and dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
Madison Capital Co., LLC v. S & S SALVAGE, LLC, 765 F. Supp. 2d 923 (W.D. Ky. 2011). · cites it 6× “§ 413.125, “[a]n action for the taking, detaining or injuring of personal property, including an action for specific recovery shall be commenced within two (2) years from the time the cause of action accrued.”
Ingram Trucking, Inc. v. Allen, 372 S.W.3d 870 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 7× “After filing an answer, Allen initially filed a motion to dismiss the action based upon the two-year statute of limitations governing actions for property damage under KRS 413.125. However, he subsequently cancelled the hearing on the motion and instead filed a motion for…”
Gov't Employees Ins. Co. v. Winsett, 153 S.W.3d 862 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “The circuit court, in its order dismissing GEICO’s intervening complaint, found that KRS 413.125 supplied the correct Statute of Limitations.”
Madison Capital Co., LLC v. S & S Salvage, LLC, 794 F. Supp. 2d 735 (W.D. Ky. 2011). · cites it 9× “§ 413.125.. The question that must now be answered is which statute-of-limitations should control the wrongful withholding claim.”
Fed. Ins. v. Woods (In re Woods), 558 B.R. 164 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2016). · cites it 2× “” Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.125 (West). A cause of action *169 for theft accrues when the injury is, or should have been, discovered.”
Rich & Rich P'ship v. Poetman Records USA, Inc., 714 F. Supp. 2d 657 (E.D. Ky. 2010). · cites it 2× “Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 413.125. Since Rich & Rich filed this •action in 2008, there is no evidence that Poetman took this property within the two years before the action was filed.”
Ingram v. Cates, 74 S.W.3d 783 (Ky. Ct. App. 2002). “KRS 413.125. 7 . Ky., 908 S.W.2d 104 (1995).”
Basham v. Penick, 849 N.E.2d 706 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). “Ky. Rev.Stat. Ann. § 413.125 (West 2005).”
Barnette v. Grizzly Processing, LLC, 809 F. Supp. 2d 636 (E.D. Ky. 2011). “The later-enacted statute, § 413.125, requires that actions for injuring personal property must be commenced within two years from the time the action accrued.”
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