Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 13-1228h

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

The state court of appeals shall have jurisdiction of appeals from decisions of the district court made pursuant to this section. Appellate proceedings shall have precedence in the court of appeals. Notwithstanding the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2101, the state supreme court shall not have appellate jurisdiction of decisions of the district court or state court of appeals rendered pursuant to this section. Except as provided by this section, the procedure upon appeal shall be the same as in other civil actions.