A person injured by the violation of any statute may recover from the offender such damages as he sustained by reason of the violation, although a penalty or forfeiture is imposed for such violation.
KRS 446.070
Penalty no bar to civil recovery
Applied in 133 court decisions — leading case White v. Turfway Park Racing Ass'n (1990)
Most recently applied in Anthony Mattera v. Robert Baffert (May 2024)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.