In actions of trespass the jury may assess joint or several damages against the defendants. When the jury finds several damages, the judgment shall be in favor of the plaintiff against each defendant for the several damages, without regard to the amount of damages claimed in the petition, and shall include a joint judgment for the costs.
KRS 454.040
Trespass, joint or several damages for
Known as the Nonresident Boating Act
The act spans §§ 454–454 (57 sections).
Applied in 30 court decisions — leading case Debbie Rogers Barnes, Lisa Bean, John Edward Rogers, Co-Executors of the Estate of Edward Doyle Rogers v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp (2000)
Most recently applied in Morgan v. Scott (May 2009)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
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