Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 49.160 (2026)

Appeal to Court of Appeals

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Appeals may be taken to the Court of Appeals under the same conditions and under the same practice as appeals are taken from judgments in civil causes rendered by the Circuit Court, but no motion for a new trial or bill of exceptions shall be necessary. The Court of Appeals shall review only the matters subject to review by the Circuit Court and also errors of law arising in the Circuit Court and made reviewable by the Rules of Civil Procedure, where not in conflict with KRS 49.040 to 49.180. Effective:June 29, 2017 History: Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 16, effective June 29, 2017. -- Created 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 10. Formerly codified as KRS 44.150. Formerly codified as KRS 176.370.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: James Harrison v. Jason Gibson (Ky. Ct. App. 2021).
James Harrison v. Jason Gibson (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “28(4)(c), we may consider these unpublished appellate decisions because there are no published opinions which adequately address the issue of whether negligence issues against the DOC and its employees also requires exhaustion through the Claims Commission process.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky Transp. Cabinet v. Est. of Zavier Froeber (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “1 The Transportation Cabinet now appeals pursuant to KRS 49.160. FACTS On March 29, 2016, 19-year-old Zavier Froeber was driving northbound on KY-1020 in Bullitt County on his way to attend a mandatory work meeting at his place of employment.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Transp. Cabinet, Dep't of Highways v. Romeo Delrosario (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “Furthermore, KRS 49.160 expressly provides: Appeals may be taken to the Court of Appeals under the same conditions and under the same practice as appeals are taken from judgments in civil causes rendered by the Circuit Court, but no motion for a new trial or bill of exceptions…”
Greyson Findley v. W. Kentucky Univ. (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). “KRS 49.160 provides that we “shall review 4 Presumably the balance was written off or adjusted due to an agreement between the insurance company and the provider.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky Transp. Cabinet v. Emile Lackey (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “KRS 49.160 provides that we “shall review only the matters subject to review by the Circuit Court and also errors of law arising in the Circuit Court and made reviewable by the Rules of Civil Procedure, where not in conflict with KRS 49.”
Taynandree Reed v. Vesna Mandic, Unknown Title (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “A claimant’s pursuit of further review by appeal to this Court is governed by KRS 49.160. We discern CPP 14.5 to have been applicable and available to Reed for administrative redress of the claims the Petition asserts against Corrections.”
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