KRS 452.460: Where action for injury to person, property or character must be brought.

(1) Every other action for an injury to the person or property of the plaintiff, and every

action for an injury to the character of the plaintiff, against a defendant residing in

this state, must be brought in the county in which the defendant resides, or in which

the injury is done. Provided, that in actions for libel the action shall be brought in

the county in which the plaintiff resides or in the county in which the newspaper or

publication is printed or published, or in the county in which the transact ion or act

or declaration to which the publication relates is stated, or purported to have been

done or taken place.

(2) If an injury occurs on a river or stream dividing two (2) or more counties, any

county bounding the river at the point the injury occur red may be considered the

county in which the injury is done for purposes of bringing the action.