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A surety for an executor, administrator, guardian or curator, or for a sheriff to whom a decedent's estate has been transferred, shall be discharged from all liability to a distributee, devisee or ward when five (5) years have elapsed without suit after the cause of action accrued, and after the devisee, distributee or ward attained full age. But the failure of one to commence action in time shall not affect the right of another.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXXVI. Statutory Actions and Limitations § 413.230.Sureties who are discharged after five years - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxxvi-statutory-actions-and-limitations/ky-rev-st-sect-413-230/
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