{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-413.240","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 413.240","heading":"Action against surety -- When limitation does not run.","body":"The limitations given in KRS 413.220 and 413.230 shall not apply to the time elapsed\nwhen there was no executor, administrator or other person authorized to commence an\naction, nor to the six (6) months during which an action cannot be brought against a\npersonal representative, nor to any delay assented to by the surety in writing. If judgment\nis rendered for the plaintiff in any case provided for in those sections and it is afterwards\nreversed or arrested so that the plaintiff takes nothing by it, he may c ommence another\naction within one (1) year thereafter. If the surety absconds, conceals himself or by\nremoval from the state or otherwise, obstructs or hinders his being sued the time of such\nobstruction shall not be counted as part of the time of limitati on allowed by those\nsections. If the judgment is obstructed by appeal, supersedeas or injunction the time of\nsuch obstruction shall also be disallowed.","path":["KRS Chapter 413"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17880","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:36Z","sha256":"e664f1220f5a71a533e090c64410145a5fd6e2eaadf6824eff13302b240eee24","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-413.230","next":"us-ky/krs-413.241"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}