House Bill 643

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Title AN ACT relating to civil actions.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 2199
Sponsors J. Tilley, R. Wilkey
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow a plaintiff in a civil action in which comparative fault becomes an issue, the suit was initiated against the original defendant within the statute of limitations, the original defendant alleges that a third party caused or contributed to the plaintiff's injury, and the plaintiff would be barred by a statute of limitations from bringing a claim against that third party, to either amend the complaint pursuant to Rule 15 of the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure or institute a separate action alleging the third party's fault; establish that the new cause of action is not barred by any statute of limitations.
Index Headings of Original Version Civil Actions - Comparative fault, third-party defendants, statute of limitations for
Civil Procedure - Comparative fault, third-party defendants, statute of limitations for

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02/26/08
  • introduced in House
02/27/08
  • to Judiciary (H)


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