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An agreed case is a procedure that can be used in rare situations in which the parties to a lawsuit agree on the facts and disagree on the relevant law as applied to the facts. In such a case the parties stipulate to the facts, file a narrative statement of the agreed facts, and submit the case to the court for a ruling.

If a case submitted on an agreed statement of facts is appealed, the narrative statement of facts stipulated to by the parties is filed with the appellate court (often the court of appeals) rather than the trial court record (a transcript of the trial that includes witness testimony and documents admitted in evidence).

In Kentucky, an agreed case is a legal procedure where all parties involved in a lawsuit concur on the factual aspects of the case but seek a judicial determination on the legal questions presented by those facts. This process allows the parties to bypass the need for a full trial by stipulating to the facts and presenting a narrative statement of the agreed facts to the court. The court then makes a ruling based on the legal issues in question. Should the case be appealed, the narrative statement of the agreed facts is submitted to the appellate court, such as the Kentucky Court of Appeals, in lieu of the trial court record. This procedure is outlined in the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure and is designed to expedite the resolution of legal disputes where the material facts are not in dispute.

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