When any real or personal estate is devised to any heir at law of the testator, and the title to the estate, or any part thereof, proves invalid, such devisee shall have contribution from the others, unless it appears from the will that such was not the intention of the testator.
KRS 394.450
Contribution when title to estate devised to heir fails
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Weindl v. Weindl (1962)
Most recently applied in Kentucky Trust Co. v. Kessel (February 1971)
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.