# KRS § 372.090: 372.090 Champertous contract a defense in favor of adverse holder

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## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 372.090
- **Heading:** 372.090 Champertous contract a defense in favor of adverse holder
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XXX / Chapter 372 / Section 372.090

## Text

372.090 Champertous contract a defense in favor of adverse holder.

The person in the adverse possession, his personal representatives, heirs or assigns, or the

person under whom the person in adverse possession claims or holds, or his personal

representatives, heirs or assigns, may give in evidence under a general denial, or may

plead, the sale or purchase of any pretended right or title in violation of KRS 372.070, or

any contract or agreement made in violation of KRS 372.080, in bar of any action against

him to recover the possession or title to the land so held.

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