Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 452.475 (2026)

Where action against contractor for public work may be brought

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Excepting the actions mentioned in KRS 452.465, an action against a contractor who undertakes to construct, in whole or in part, any turnpike, bridge, railway, lock, dam, or other public work, for labor done, or materials or supplies furnished, for the construction or promotion of said work, may be brought in the county wherein the labor, or most of it, is done, or wherein the materials, or supplies, or most thereof, are furnished; and if such bridge connect two (2) counties, such action may be brought in either of them. Effective: July 1, 1953 History: Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 77.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1954–1960 · leading case: Miller v. Batten, 273 S.W.2d 383 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954).

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Miller v. Batten, 273 S.W.2d 383 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). “Since appellee’s claim is one for money due under a contract, its nature is transitory unless the venue of the action is fixed by Section 77 of the Civil Code of Practice which is now KRS 452.475. This section reads: “An action against a contractor who undertakes to construct,…”

Setzer v. Whitehurst, 339 S.W.2d 454 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). “KRS 452.475 provides “ * * * an action against a contractor who undertakes to construct, in whole or in part, any * * * railway, * * *, for labor done, or materials or supplies furnished, for the construction or promotion of said work, may be brought in the county wherein the…”

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