If a sheriff or other officer is compelled to pay an execution or any part of it, by reason of some default of his concerning the same, he shall be entitled to an assignment of the judgment, and a substitution in the place of the plaintiff in the same manner as is provided in favor of a surety paying a judgment.
KRS 426.380
Officer paying execution -- Assignment -- Substitution
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case McKenzie v. Commonwealth (1963)
Most recently applied in Teegarden v. McKenzie (September 1969)
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.