LexisNexis
  

Access State and Federal Case Law, plus U.S. Supreme Court cases — for free!

Click on any of the case links below to view the full text of that case — for free — through lexisONE®, a legal research and news service from LexisNexis®. Login is required — registration is free!

While viewing the full text of the case, select from upgrade options to Shepardize® or view the fully-featured case on lexis.com including Core Terms, Shepard's® Signals, Case Summaries, Print Options, and more. lexisONE offers access to comprehensive content and flexible services for faster, more efficient legal research. Review our flexible LexisNexis® subscriptions offered through daily, weekly or monthly research packages.


   State Courts - Kansas - August 11 - August 30, 2006

  
Martin v. Kan. Dep't of Revenue, No. 94,509, COURT OF APPEALS OF KANSAS, August 11, 2006, Opinion Filed
View this case - free  

Overview: An officer had probable cause for a DUI arrest because he watched the driver back out of a parking spot across from a bar, the driver did not engage his headlamps, he failed to pull over until reaching his place of business, and as the deputy followed the driver into the store, he noticed that the driver was swaying, stumbling, and staggering.

Search Cases for Free|Daily, Weekly or Monthly Research Subscription Offers|Case Summary Email Service - 50% off

  
State v. Russell, No. 94,757, COURT OF APPEALS OF KANSAS, August 11, 2006, Opinion Filed
View this case - free  

Overview: In an aggravated battery case, the trial court did not err in granting the State's motion to reconsider sentence under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-3504 as defendant's initial sentence based on an incorrect criminal history score was illegal; thus, the trial court was authorized to correct defendant's illegal sentence at any time.

Search Cases for Free|Daily, Weekly or Monthly Research Subscription Offers|Case Summary Email Service - 50% off

  
In re Estate of Tracy, No. 94,593, COURT OF APPEALS OF KANSAS, August 18, 2006, Opinion Filed
View this case - free  

Overview: Trial court erred in denying an executor's petition to probate the decedent's will as the will was found with the deceased scrivener's papers within a few days after the six-month limitation period of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-617, the executor had access to the will for less than 90 days, and Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-618 allowed probate of the will.

Search Cases for Free|Daily, Weekly or Monthly Research Subscription Offers|Case Summary Email Service - 50% off

  
Thomas v. Benchmark Ins. Co., No. 95,202, COURT OF APPEALS OF KANSAS, August 18, 2006, Opinion Filed
View this case - free  

Overview: Grant of summary judgment in favor of the passenger and the decedent passenger's mother was improper because liability coverage was excluded under the unexpected and unintended act provisions of the decedent driver's insurance policy. The driver had driven at a high rate of speed to elude the police.

Search Cases for Free|Daily, Weekly or Monthly Research Subscription Offers|Case Summary Email Service - 50% off

  
Haley v. Brown, No. 93,148, COURT OF APPEALS OF KANSAS, August 25, 2006, Opinion Filed
View this case - free  

Overview: In parents' medical malpractice action, while it was erroneous for the trial court to exclude the medical center from the verdict form under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-258a since it was a party to the suit, the error was harmless as all allegations against the center involved errors committed by a nurse, who was ultimately found not to be at fault.

Search Cases for Free|Daily, Weekly or Monthly Research Subscription Offers|Case Summary Email Service - 50% off

  
Nelson Energy Programs, Inc. v. Oil & Gas Tech. Fund, Inc., No. 94,191, COURT OF APPEALS OF KANSAS, August 25, 2006, Filed
View this case - free  

Overview: Trial court erred in dismissing an investor's action seeking partition of its oil and gas leasehold interests with a company as Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-601 required local venue for actions affecting real property, and they could not be superseded by a forum selection clause in the parties' sublease agreement.

Search Cases for Free|Daily, Weekly or Monthly Research Subscription Offers|Case Summary Email Service - 50% off

  
State v. Gonzales, No. 93,845, COURT OF APPEALS OF KANSAS, August 25, 2006, Filed
View this case - free  

Overview: Defendant's drug convictions were improper because the trooper exceeded the scope of a safety stop by asking routine investigative questions after his safety concerns were nullified and continued the detention to run a background check on the vehicle's occupants. Thus, the subsequent search of the vehicle was illegal.

Search Cases for Free|Daily, Weekly or Monthly Research Subscription Offers|Case Summary Email Service - 50% off

  
In re Kaufman, Bar Docket No. 09239, SUPREME COURT OF KANSAS, August 30, 2006, Decided
View this case - free  

Search Cases for Free|Daily, Weekly or Monthly Research Subscription Offers|Case Summary Email Service - 50% off

  
In re Markowitz, Bar Docket No. 09724, SUPREME COURT OF KANSAS, August 30, 2006, Decided
View this case - free  

Search Cases for Free|Daily, Weekly or Monthly Research Subscription Offers|Case Summary Email Service - 50% off

  
Back to Top
  

  www.lexisnexis.com |  About LexisNexis |  Terms & Conditions |  Customer Support |  Sitemap |  Contact Us
  CopyrightŠ 2008  LexisNexis®  All rights reserved.