An action shall be deemed to commence on the date of the first summons or process issued in good faith from the court having jurisdiction of the cause of action.
Effective: October 1, 1942

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 413.250

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 2524.