{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-412.160","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 412.160","heading":"Proceedings against surety after bankruptcy of principal.","body":"In an action for the recovery of money in which the defendant may have given bond with\nsureties, or for whom sureties may have given bond, pursuant to the provisions of\nsubsection (1) of KRS 425.116; or in which an appellant may have given bond with\nsureties, or for whom sureties may have given bond, for the purpose of appeal from an\ninferior court to a circuit court or for the purpose of a supersedeas pending an appeal to\nthe Court of Appeals -- if such defendant or appellant have thereafter become a bankr upt\nunder the laws of the United States, upon notice thereof from his adversary being served\non the sureties, by summons, the court shall decide whether or not anything, and, if\nanything, how much, should have been adjudged against the defendant or appella nt, but\nfor the bankruptcy; and such decision shall be conclusive as to the liability of the sureties;\nbut they shall not be liable upon a bond given pursuant to subsection (1) of KRS 425.116,\nif property released from an attachment by reason thereof, or i ts proceeds, have lawfully\ncome to the defendant's or appellant's assignee in bankruptcy.","path":["KRS Chapter 412"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17852","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:36Z","sha256":"ab94685c21f41c988eab7baaa7baa339e008da304b2e362a8252a459cd78c934","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-412.150","next":"us-ky/krs-413.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}