Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.150

Current through Acts Received April 24, 2024
Section 411.150 - Action by surviving spouse or child of person killed with deadly weapon

The surviving spouse and child, under the age of eighteen (18) or either of them, of a person killed by the careless, wanton or malicious use of a deadly weapon, not in self-defense, may have an action against the person who committed the killing and all others aiding or promoting, or any one (1) or more of them. In such actions the jury may give vindictive damages.

KRS 411.150

Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 386, sec. 97. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 21. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 4, effective 10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4.