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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 70-102

  • 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.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

When any person shall claim such property and shall prove his right to the same before any judge of a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where said property was taken up, the same shall be restored to such owner upon the payment to salvor of a premium for salvage equal to ten percent (10%) of the valuation of such property, to be determined by such judge, if not agreed upon by such owner and salvor, and the legal costs of proceedings.