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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 58.140

Condemnation

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In the event a governmental agency is unable to acquire, by purchase or agreement, any real property deemed necessary for the purposes of a public project, such agency may acquire the same by condemnation. The procedure for condemnation shall be as provided in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky. History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 20. -- Created 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 14.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1951–1992 · leading case: Decker v. City of Somerset
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Decker v. City of Somerset (1992) kyctapp · cites it 4× “The comprehensive issue is divided into sub-issues, the first asserted being that KRS 58.140, the only condemnation statute in Chapter 58, applies only to projects financed under KRS 58.”
Wadsworth Electric Manufacturing Co. v. Kenton County Airport Board, Inc. (1974) kyctapp “By KRS 58.140, a governmental agency is given the power of condemnation.”
Baker v. City of Richmond (1986) kyctapp “020 and KRS 58.140 to find power to condemn if the city cannot acquire necessary land within or without the city limits.”
City of St. Matthews v. Roberts (1973) kyctapp “Matthews, in the Jefferson County Court under KRS 58.140 and KRS 416.010 et seq. against the “unknown owners” of 19 vacant lots in a subdivision named Warwick Villa.”
City of Jenkins v. Kentucky Water Co. (1951) kyctapp · cites it 3× “The right to condemn property under this chapter is contained in KRS 58.140, in which section the county court and the circuit court of the county wherein the property is situate are given concurrent jurisdiction of the condemnation proceedings; but the property authorized to be…”
Epperson v. Briscoe Manor Sewer Construction District (1966) kyctapp · cites it 3× “The appellants contend that KRS 58.140, which relates to condemnation for public projects generally, limits the procedure either to that specified for railroads in KRS 416.”
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