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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 426.380 (2026)

Officer paying execution -- Assignment -- Substitution

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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. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4671.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1963–1969 · leading case: McKenzie v. Commonwealth, 373 S.W.2d 595 (Ky. Ct. App. 1963).
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McKenzie v. Commonwealth, 373 S.W.2d 595 (Ky. Ct. App. 1963). “350 and that he in turn should be subrogated to the rights of appellee under the provisions of KRS 426.380. Following which findings and conclusions the Court entered judgment for the appellee in the amount of $5,401.”
Teegarden v. McKenzie, 444 S.W.2d 892 (Ky. Ct. App. 1969). “The same opinion affirmed the judgment of the Floyd Circuit Court which directed that McKenzie should be subrogated to the rights of Hicks pursuant to KRS 426.380. McKenzie satisfied the judgment obtained against him by Hicks, and the present proceeding is the result of his…”
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