Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 27-106

  • 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.

Laws 1885, chapter 135, section 1, included by reference. [The title to the act is as follows: “An act ceding jurisdiction to the United States over any lots and grounds which may be selected as a site for federal buildings in the city of Fort Scott, Kansas.”]