Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.160 (2026)
Actions upon written contract or not provided for by statute -- Ten-year
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limitation. An action upon a written contract executed after July 15, 2014, unless otherwise provided by statute, and an action for relief not provided for by statute can only be commenced within ten (10) years after the cause of action accrued. Effective: July 15, 2014 History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2014. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2522.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25
cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1950–2025 · leading case: Wood v. Wingfield, 816 S.W.2d 899 (Ky. 1991).
Wood v. Wingfield, 816 S.W.2d 899 (Ky. 1991). “010 applies, that the statute of limitations for the inheritance of personalty begins to run upon the death of the decedent and that the "catch all" ten-year limitation period of KRS 413.160 applies to that claim. It should be noted that this holding applies to all heirs.”
Nat'l Gypsum Co. v. Corns, 736 S.W.2d 325 (Ky. 1987). “In the court below, petitioners sought reversal of an interlocutory order of the Franklin Circuit Court which determined that KRS 413.160, a statute imposing a ten-year period of limitation, applied to the Commonwealth's claims against petitioners.”
The Est. of Christina Wittich by & Through Judith Wittich & Frederick Wittich in Their Duly Appointed Capacities as Co-Adm'x & Co-Adm'r v. Michael Joseph Flick, 519 S.W.3d 774 (Ky. 2017). “090 to KRS 413.160, but KRS 413.140 and its “predecessors have been recognized for over 100 years as establishing a one year statute of limitations period on wrongful-death claims.”
Ellis v. Ellis, 752 S.W.2d 781 (Ky. 1988). “120(2), a five-year statute of limitation, or by KRS 413.160, a ten-year statute of limitation.”
Heavrin v. Schilling (In Re Triple S Restaurants, Inc.), 342 B.R. 508 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2006). “120, which provides for a five year limitations period. Thus, Heavrin filed this action beyond the applicable limitations period.”
Farm Credit Bank v. United States Mineral Prods. Co., 864 F. Supp. 643 (W.D. Ky. 1994). “KRS 413.160 provides that “an action for relief, not provided for by statute, can only be commenced within ten (10) years after the cause of action accrued.”
Everley v. Wright, 872 S.W.2d 95 (Ky. Ct. App. 1993). “090 through KRS 413.160. KRS 413.140sets forth what actions must be brought within one year.”
Hines v. Bd. of Ed. of Covington, Ky., 492 F. Supp. 469 (E.D. Ky. 1980). “Some state legislatures have enacted statutes prescribing a limitations period for federal civil rights actions. See A.L.R. Fed. Annotation, supra.”
Hutto v. Bockweg, 579 S.W.2d 382 (Ky. Ct. App. 1979). “090 to KRS 413.160. There is no such saving statute in the Blue Sky Act.”
Louisville Trust Co. v. Smith, 192 F. Supp. 396 (W.D. Ky. 1961). “” § 413.160 Kentucky Revised Statutes (Carroll’s Rev.”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Highways v. Ratliff, 392 S.W.2d 913 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). “” If this position is correct, the period of limitation on an action for negligent damage to real estate would be ten years, under KRS 413.160, the catch-all statute. To make a long story short, we do not agree.”
Watkins v. Oldham, 731 S.W.2d 829 (Ky. Ct. App. 1987). “120(2) or the ten-year statute of limitations in KRS 413.160. An action based upon a liability created by statute must be brought within five years from the time the cause of action accrued.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.160(1) — 1 case
R2HS Holdings, LLC v. Annestes Farms, LLC (E.D. Ky. 2025).
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