2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .290   Counterclaim -- Notice.

24A.290 Counterclaim -- Notice. The defendant may file with the clerk a counterclaim against the plaintiff in an amount not in excess of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) exclusive of interest and costs, if the counterclaim arose out of the same transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiff's claim, and if the counterclaim does not require for its adjudication the presence of third parties over whom the division cannot acquire jurisdiction. Any counterclaim shall be filed with the clerk, and a copy delivered to the plaintiff at least five (5) days prior to the time of the hearing. If the defendant's counterclaim is in excess of the jurisdictional limits of the division, then the provisions of KRS 24A.310(1) shall apply. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 11.