A lien shall be created on the property of the defendant by the levy of the attachment; or by service of the summons, with the object of the action indorsed thereon, on the person holding or controlling his property.
KRS 426.383
Creation of lien on defendant's property
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Coston v. Coston (In Re Coston) (1986)
Most recently applied in French v. Security Seed & Chemical, Inc. (April 2017)
Effective: July 1, 1953 History: Transferred 1952 Ky
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