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Code · Kentucky · Chapter 412 — Suretyship, joint obligations, and contribution

412.010 Survival of liability of joint obligor -- Right of contribution.

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(1)If any person jointly bound with another in any contract, or by judgment, dies in the
lifetime of the other obligor, his heir, devisee, or representative may be charged in
the same manner as if the contract or judgment had been separate as against the
decedent.
(2)The same rights and responsibilities shall continue in favor of, and against, the
representatives of a person entitled to or bound to make contribution who dies as if
he were living when contribution is demanded. The same principle shall apply when
more than one
(1)dies.
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