Kentucky Statutes 355.3-119 – Notice of right to defend action
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In an action for breach of an obligation for which a third person is answerable over pursuant to this article or Article 4 of this chapter, the defendant may give the third person notice of the litigation in a record, and the person notified may then give similar notice to any other person who is answerable over. If the notice states:
(1) That the person notified may come in and defend; and
(2) That failure to do so will bind the person notified in an action later brought by the person giving the notice as to any determination of fact common to the two (2) litigations,
the person notified is so bound unless after seasonable receipt of the notice the person notified does come in and defend.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 36, effective July 12, 2006. — Repealed and reenacted 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 19, effective January 1, 1997. — Created
1958 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 3-119, effective July 1, 1960.
(1) That the person notified may come in and defend; and
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 355.3-119
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(2) That failure to do so will bind the person notified in an action later brought by the person giving the notice as to any determination of fact common to the two (2) litigations,
the person notified is so bound unless after seasonable receipt of the notice the person notified does come in and defend.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 36, effective July 12, 2006. — Repealed and reenacted 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 19, effective January 1, 1997. — Created
1958 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 3-119, effective July 1, 1960.