Persons in possession, or the person under whom the occupant holds the land, may compel the parties to any such champertous contract to testify on the trial, or to make discovery by answer to petition in equity. The person so compelled to give evidence or to make discovery shall not be subjected thereby to any penal or criminal prosecution for champerty and maintenance, and the evidence or discovery shall not be used in any such prosecution.
KRS 372.100
Parties to champertous contract may be required to testify -- Immunity from prosecution
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth v. Brown (1981)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Brown (July 1981)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.