Linda Thompson v. Samantha Killary

RENDERED: FEBRUARY 15, 2024 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2022-SC-0308-DG LINDA THOMPSON; RICK JACKMAN; APPELLANTS AND CITY OF LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NO. 2020-CA-0194 JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT NO. 18-CI-002551 SAMANTHA KILLARY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY CHIEF JUSTICE VANMETER REVERSING The law of the Commonwealth states, “[n]o statute shall be construed to be retroactive, unless expressly so declared.” KRS 1 446.080(3). Nevertheless, we permit retroactive application of statutes without explicit declaration when we are…