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24A.290 Counterclaim -- Notice.

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