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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 453.050 (2026)

Cost bill of successful party -- Attorney's fee

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Clerks shall tax one (1) attorney's fee only in the bill of costs of the successful party at the termination of the action, but no attorney's fee shall be taxed in any court if the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, does not exceed fifty dollars ($50), and no garnishee shall be allowed an attorney's fee. The bill of costs of the successful party shall include, in addition to other costs taxed, the tax on law process and official seals, all fees of officers with which the party is chargeable in the case, postage on depositions, the cost of copy of any pleading or exhibit obtained, the cost of any copies made exhibits and the allowance to witnesses, which the court may by order confine to not more than two (2) witnesses to any one (1) point. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 904, 905, 1742, 1743.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: Bryan v. Correctcare-Integrated Health, Inc., 420 S.W.3d 520 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013).
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Bryan v. Correctcare-Integrated Health, Inc., 420 S.W.3d 520 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “040; KRS 453.050. Bryan and Camenzind object to the trial court’s award of costs for the videotaped depositions of three defense witnesses.”
Nick's Auto Sales, Inc. v. Radcliff Auto Sales, Inc., 591 S.W.2d 709 (Ky. Ct. App. 1979). “Appellant’s reliance on KRS 453.050 is similarly misplaced. That statute is limited by KRS 453.”
Smith v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC (W.D. Ky. 2020). · cites it 8× “020; (4) violations of both KRS 453.050 and KRS 286.4-533(3), as actionable under Kentucky’s negligence per se statute, KRS 446.”
Packard v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC (W.D. Ky. 2020). · cites it 8× “020, the usury statute; (4) violations of both KRS 453.050 and KRS 286.4-533(3), as actionable under Kentucky’s negligence per se statute, KRS 446.”
Clark Cnty.- Winchester Heritage Comm'n v. Thomas Norton (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “” As stated in KRS 453.050: The bill of costs of the successful party shall include, in addition to other costs taxed, the tax on law process and official seals, all fees of officers with which the party is chargeable in the case, postage on depositions, the cost of copy of any…”
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