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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 416.590

Issuing summons

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Upon the application of the petitioner, and the filing of any necessary affidavits, the clerk of the court shall issue process against the owner to show cause why the petitioner does not have the right to condemn the lands, or the use and occupation thereof sought to be condemned. The summons shall contain a statement of the amount of the award and shall state that an answer or other pleading, if any, must be filed within twenty (20) days from date of service. The clerk shall make such orders as to nonresidents and persons under disability as are required by the statutes and Rules of Civil Procedure in actions against them in Circuit Courts. History: Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 7.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: Kentucky Utilities Co. v. Brashear
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Kentucky Utilities Co. v. Brashear (1987) kyctapp “Summons was served on them pursuant to KRS 416.590 and KRS 416.620. The Brashears filed an answer denying Kentucky Utilities’ right to condemn and requesting an evidentiary hearing as required by KRS 416.”
Kipling v. City of White Plains (2001) kyctapp “KRS 416.590 covers the issuance of the summons to the property owner while KRS 416.”
Field & Main Bank, Inc. F/K/A Ohio Valley Financial Group, Inc., Successor by Merger and F/K/A Ohio Valley Bank, Inc., S (2026) kyctapp “As we stated earlier, the answer filed in a condemnation case is limited to the right to take the property which the condemnor is seeking in the petition, but KRS 416.590 also envisions “an answer or other pleading.”
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