<br><br>45A.245 Action on contract -- Damages. <br>(1) Any person, firm or corporation, having a lawfully authorized written contract with <br>the Commonwealth at the time of or after June 21, 1974, may bring an action <br>against the Commonwealth on the contract, including but not limited to actions <br>either for breach of contracts or for enforcement of contracts or for both. Any such <br>action shall be brought in the Franklin Circuit Court and shall be tried by the court <br>sitting without a jury. All defenses in law or equity, except the defense of <br>governmental immunity, shall be preserved to the Commonwealth. <br>(2) If damages awarded on any contract claim under this section exceed the original <br>amount of the contract, such excess shall be limited to an amount which is equal to <br>the amount of the original contract. <br>History: Repealed and reenacted as KRS 45A.245, 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 49, <br>effective January 1, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 297, sec. 1. -- Created 1966 <br>Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 2 (1st two sentences of 1st paragraph and 2nd paragraph). <br>Formerly codified as KRS 44.270. <br><br>