Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 417.240 (2026)

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This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. Effective: July 13, 1984 History: Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 278, sec. 20, effective July 13, 1984.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1990–2004 · leading case: Louisville Peterbilt, Inc. v. Cox, 132 S.W.3d 850 (Ky. 2004).

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Louisville Peterbilt, Inc. v. Cox, 132 S.W.3d 850 (Ky. 2004). “KRS 417.240 (“[t]his chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it”).”

Valley Constr. Co. v. Perry Host Mgmt. Co., 796 S.W.2d 365 (Ky. Ct. App. 1990). “There are a few opinions in our jurisdiction following the adoption of the Uniform Arbitration Act, but we are bound to interpret it so as to make it consistent with the law of those other states which have enacted it.”

Bridgestone/Firestone v. McQueen, 3 S.W.3d 366 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). “KRS 417.240; Valley Const. v. Perry Host Management, Ky.”

Tru Green Corp. v. Sampson, 802 S.W.2d 951 (Ky. Ct. App. 1991). “) The plain meaning of that statute is that the agreement, wherever made, must provide for the arbitration itself to be in the Commonwealth in order to confer subject matter jurisdiction on a Kentucky court; at that point, one looks to Kentucky Constitution § 112(5) and KRS 23A.”

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