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KRS 306.040

Boarding of guest in private home presumed gratuitous

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wilson v. Ashley's Adm'x (1950)

Most recently applied in Wilson v. Ashley's Adm'x (February 1950)

Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky

Any person who without an agreement for compensation entertains another in his house or furnishes him with meals or storage for his goods shall be considered as doing it as a courtesy and shall not recover anything therefor, unless the person so entertaining or furnishing is a hotel proprietor or one who makes a practice of furnishing lodging or meals to others for compensation.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.