Rockwood v. Huey

PALMORE, Judge.

The question involved in this case is whether KRS 413.290 suspends the running of the 1-year statute of limitations (KRS 413.140) as to defendants who were nonresidents of Kentucky at the time the cause of action arose. The trial court ruled that it does not, and we concur.

The subject of the appeal is a claim for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident at Mayfield, Kentucky. All of the parties were and still are nonresidents. Suit was filed more than a year after the accident. Though limitations were not specially pleaded in defense, the question was raised in the…