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Early v. Campbell County Fiscal Court

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Jun 26, 1985
690 S.W.2d 398 (Ky. Ct. App. 1985)

Summary

In Early v. Campbell County Fiscal Ct., 690 S.W.2d 398 (Ky.Ct.App. 1985), the Court examined when jurisdiction attached to the Campbell County, Kentucky Circuit Court under KRS Chapter 337. The Court held that "... although the Circuit Court is a court of competent jurisdiction referred to in KRS 337.385(1), it is not one of original jurisdiction.

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Opinion

February 8, 1985. Discretionary Review Denied and Opinion Ordered Published June 26, 1985.

Appeal from the Campbell Circuit Court, Leonard Kopowski, J.

G. Hocksworth Pruitt, Covington, for appellant.

Paul H. Twehues, Jr., Newport, for appellee.

Before COMBS, MILLER and WHITE, JJ.


This appeal is from a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of the subject matter by the Campbell Circuit Court. We affirm.

The question before the lower Court was the resolution of KRS 337.310(1) and KRS 337.385(1). In dealing with labor matters of wages and hours, KRS 337.310(1) relates that questions of fact shall be decided by the commissioner, with a right of review by the Circuit Court. KRS 337.385(1), however, in addressing unpaid wage claims relates that "[s]uch action may be maintained in any court of competent jurisdiction."

Appellant Early initiated her Complaint for unpaid wages in the Campbell Circuit Court, but such was dismissed upon that Court's determination that KRS 337.310(1) required resolution of the facts first to be decided by the Commissioner of Labor. We cannot find error in this action.

When the applicable statutes and attendant regulations are read together, it is to be concluded that the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court attaches to wage concerns only after the facts have been decided by the Commissioner. Review by the Circuit Court is restricted to certain concerns delineated not only by KRS 337.310 but also by 803 KAR 1:035(9, 10).

Accordingly, although the Circuit Court is a court of competent jurisdiction as referred to in KRS 337.385(1), it is not one of original jurisdiction. Its "competent jurisdiction" does not attach until after the Labor Commissioner has conducted his own proceeding, i.e. it is involved only in review, not initial resolution.

The judgment is affirmed.

All concur.


Summaries of

Early v. Campbell County Fiscal Court

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Jun 26, 1985
690 S.W.2d 398 (Ky. Ct. App. 1985)

In Early v. Campbell County Fiscal Ct., 690 S.W.2d 398 (Ky.Ct.App. 1985), the Court examined when jurisdiction attached to the Campbell County, Kentucky Circuit Court under KRS Chapter 337. The Court held that "... although the Circuit Court is a court of competent jurisdiction referred to in KRS 337.385(1), it is not one of original jurisdiction.

Summary of this case from Thompson v. Kosair Children's Hospital

In Early v. Campbell County Fiscal Court, 690 S.W.2d 398 (Ky.App. 1985), a panel of the Court of Appeals addressed the seeming conflict between KRS 337.310 and KRS 337.385(1) and held that KRS 337.385(1) referred only to the appellate jurisdiction conferred by KRS 337.310.

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Case details for

Early v. Campbell County Fiscal Court

Case Details

Full title:Mary EARLY, Appellant, v. CAMPBELL COUNTY FISCAL COURT, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Date published: Jun 26, 1985

Citations

690 S.W.2d 398 (Ky. Ct. App. 1985)

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