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Wrongful distress or attachment -- Reparation

KRS 411.080
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411.080. Wrongful distress or attachment -- Reparation If property is distrained or attached without good cause the owner may, in an action against the party suing out the distress or attachment, recover damages for the wrongful seizure. If the property is sold he may also recover damages for the sale, and the defendant's costs in the distress or attachment, including reasonable attorney's fees. The plaintiff shall not be required to allege or prove malice on the part of the defendant under this section. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 7.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17762Fetched: 10/20/2026

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