Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 446.190 (2026)

Rules of Civil Procedure to govern taking of appeals -- Statutes govern

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time of taking certain appeals. Where a statute grants a right of appeal to the Court of Appeals in special civil cases, the Rules of Civil Procedure shall govern the taking of the appeal, unless in conflict with a specific provision of the statute, except that any notice of appeal required by the Rules shall be given within the time specified in the Rules. In all cases where the statute limits the taking of the appeal to a specific time the appeal shall be docketed in the Court of Appeals within the time so specified. History: Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 3.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1954–2024 · leading case: Matthews v. Ward, 350 S.W.2d 500 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961).
Matthews v. Ward, 350 S.W.2d 500 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). “030; KRS 446.190; CR 73.02(3). Turning to the merits, we are immediately confronted with a controlling statute which is determinative of the specific issue presented in the controversy.”
Allphin v. Daviess Cnty. Fiscal Court, 273 S.W.2d 359 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). “It is provided in KRS 446.190 that where a statute limits the time for taking an appeal in a special kind of civil case, the ap *360 peal must be docketed in the Court of Appeals within the time so specified, and in addition the appellant must file a notice .”
Bluegrass Trust for Historic Pres. v. Lexington Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't Plan. Comm'n (Ky. 2024). “Along these same lines, the legislature has enacted KRS 446.190, that “[w]here a statute grants a right of appeal to the Court of Appeals in special civil cases, the Rules of Civil Procedure shall govern the taking of the appeal, unless in conflict with a specific provision of…”
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