When any property is devised subject to or upon the payment by the devisee to another of a sum of money or his doing some other thing, the latter shall have a lien on the legacy for the sum to be paid, or for the value of the thing to be done.
KRS 394.510
Obligee has lien on devise charged with obligation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Howard v. Reynolds (1953)
Most recently applied in Howard v. Reynolds (October 1953)
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.