(1) Any person having a lien under KRS § 376.360 to KRS § 376.380 against a vessel may unite in an action to enforce the lien, and any person having a lien who is not so united may, by petition filed by leave of court, become a plaintiff in any action pending to enforce a lien without the issuing of additional process.
(2) Any lien given by KRS § 376.360 to KRS § 376.380 shall not be enforced against a purchaser without actual notice thereof unless action is instituted within one (1) year from the time the cause of action accrued, or unless notice thereof is endorsed on or attached to the enrollment of the vessel.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 376.390

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. secs. 2485, 2486.