§ 412.010 Survival of liability of joint obligor — Right of contribution
§ 412.020 Extent of recovery in contribution is the same at law as in equity
§ 412.030 Contribution among negligent wrongdoers
§ 412.040 Effect of insolvency or nonresidence on right of contribution
§ 412.050 Contribution among persons in trust or official capacity
§ 412.060 Interest
§ 412.070 Compensation of party pressing claims in common interest for others — Notice to interested persons
§ 412.080 Action by surety who pays, against principal — Against cosurety
§ 412.090 Assignment of right of action to surety paying judgment
§ 412.100 Rights of co-obligors and cocontractors
§ 412.110 Person jointly liable may require suit or execution issued — Notice
§ 412.120 Release of surety on bond for delay in execution
§ 412.130 Release of surety on lost or destroyed judgment or bond
§ 412.140 Action by surety against principal or cosurety after maturity of debt
§ 412.150 Creditor to be made defendant — Provisional remedies allowed
§ 412.160 Proceedings against surety after bankruptcy of principal

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 412 - Suretyship, Joint Obligations, and Contribution

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.