Any contract, agreement or conveyance made in consideration of services to be rendered in the prosecution or defense, or aiding in the prosecution or defense, in or out of court, of any suit, by any person not a party on record in the suit, whereby the thing sued for or in controversy or any part thereof, is to be taken, paid or received for such services or assistance, is void.
KRS 372.060
Champertous contracts and conveyances void
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Coffey Ex Rel. Collins v. Jefferson County Board of Education (1988)
Most recently applied in In Re Hill (November 2008)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
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