Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 421.070 (2026)

Liability for attachment and nonappearance

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When a witness is attached he shall pay the costs of the attachment, unless it appears from evidence he was not in fault. When a witness who has been duly subpoenaed fails without a good excuse, to appear on the trial, he shall pay all costs resulting from his failure. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 888.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2005–2005 · leading case: Flag Drilling Co., Inc. v. Erco, Inc., 156 S.W.3d 762 (Ky. Ct. App. 2005).

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Flag Drilling Co., Inc. v. Erco, Inc., 156 S.W.3d 762 (Ky. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “490 or, alternatively, under KRS 421.070, the codification of the common fund doctrine and the substantial benefit principle.”

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