No failure to plead or make defense and no plea or answer made by a personal representative shall render him liable for more than the amount of assets that come to his hands to be administered, but the judgment of the court shall render him liable only for the amount of assets in his hands unadministered.
Effective: October 1, 1942

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 395.290

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 3866.