KRS 412.010: Survival of liability of joint obligor -- Right of contribution.

(1) If any person jointly bound with another in any contract, or by judgment, dies in the

lifetime of the other obligor, his heir, devisee, or representative may be charged in

the same manner as if the contract or judgment had been separate as against the

decedent.

(2) The same rights and responsibilities shall continue in favor of, and against, the

representatives of a person entitled to or bound to make contribution who dies as if

he were living when contribution is demanded. The same principle shall apply when

more than one (1) dies.