KRS 411.180: Actions against joint obligors -- Death of joint obligors -- Effect of

judgment against some.

If two (2) or more persons be jointly bound by contract, the action thereon may be

brought against all or any of them, at the plaintiff's option. If any of t he persons so bound

be dead, the action may be brought against any or all of the survivors with the

representatives of all or any of the decedents, or against the latter or any of them. If all the

persons so bound be dead, the action may be brought against the representatives of all or

any of them. An action or judgment against any one (1) or more of several persons jointly

bound shall not be a bar to proceedings against the others.