Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 16-104 (2026)

Suit against copartners or joint obligors

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16-104. Suit against copartners or joint obligors. In all cases of joint obligations and joint assumptions of copartners or others, suits may be brought and prosecuted against any one or more of those who are so liable.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 21; § 4; October 31; R.S. 1923, 16-104.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1990–1990 · leading case: Farmers State Bank v. Friesen, 803 P.2d 1049 (Kan. Ct. App. 1990).
Farmers State Bank v. Friesen, 803 P.2d 1049 (Kan. Ct. App. 1990). “K.S.A. 16-104, the familiar rule of joint and several liability codified in Kansas without amendment since 1868, provides: “In all cases of joint obligations and joint assumptions of copartners or others, suits may be brought and prosecuted against any one or more of those who…”
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