Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-5507

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

The agreement shall specify the title and ownership of all property involved in providing the public service, including any property owned by the municipality to be used by the private contractor. The service agreement may contain provisions under which title to any land, equipment or facilities in the name of the private contractor shall vest in or revert to the municipality, including provisions to be implemented if the private contractor defaults under any specified provisions in the service agreement. The municipality may acquire or reacquire any facility and terminate the service agreement in accordance with its terms, notwithstanding that the service agreement may constitute an equitable mortgage.