Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 27-110

  • 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 136, section 1, included by reference. [Cedes jurisdiction to federal government over territory included within the limits of the “Western Branch Soldiers’ Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers” in Leavenworth county, now known as the National Military Home.]