In an action against a sheriff or other officer for the recovery of property taken under an execution or rent attachment the court may, upon the application of the defendant and of the party in whose favor the execution or rent attachment is issued, permit the latter to be substituted as the defendant, security for the costs being given.
History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 42. — Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 32.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 426.615

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.