If, by the laws of any other state or country, an action upon a judgment or decree rendered in that state or country cannot be maintained there by reason of the lapse of time, and the judgment or decree is incapable of being otherwise enforced there, an action upon it may not be maintained in this state, except in favor of a resident thereof who has had the cause of action from the time it accrued.
KRS 413.330
Action on judgment barred here if barred where rendered -- Exception
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Sigrid Ethel Koeppe v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (1957)
Most recently applied in Sigrid Ethel Koeppe v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (December 1957)
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.