Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 27-112

  • 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 1891, chapter 72, section 1, included by reference. [Act cedes federal jurisdiction over lots 8, 9, and 10 in block 41 at northeast corner of Kansas avenue and Seventh street, city of Atchison.]