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K.S.A. § 17-6808 (2026)

Trustees or receivers for dissolved corporations; appointment; powers

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17-6808. Trustees or receivers for dissolved corporations; appointment; powers. When any corporation organized under this code shall be dissolved in any manner whatever, the district court, on application of any creditor, stockholder or director of the corporation, or any other person who shows good cause therefor, at any time, may either appoint one or more of the directors of the corporation to be trustees, or appoint one or more persons to be receivers, of and for the corporation, to take charge of the corporation's property, and to collect the debts and property due and belonging to the corporation, with power to prosecute and defend, in the name of the corporation, or otherwise, all such suits as may be necessary or proper for the purposes aforesaid, and to appoint an agent or agents under them, and to do all other acts which might be done by the corporation, if in being, that may be necessary for the final settlement of the unfinished business of the corporation. The powers of the trustees or receivers may be continued as long as the court shall think necessary for the purposes aforesaid.

History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 98; L. 1988, ch. 99, § 49; Revived and amended, L. 1988, ch. 100, § 49; L. 2004, ch. 143, § 60; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 84; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: First Nat'l Bank of Liberal v. Liberal MacK Sales, Inc. (In Re Liberal MacK Sales, Inc.), 24 B.R. 707 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1982).
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First Nat'l Bank of Liberal v. Liberal MacK Sales, Inc. (In Re Liberal MacK Sales, Inc.), 24 B.R. 707 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1982). · cites it 15× “Mack argues that only a Kansas district court may “take charge” of a dissolved corporation’s property under K.S.A. § 17-6808 (1981) (emphasis added) which provides: When any corporation organized under this act shall be dissolved in any manner whatever, the district court, on…”
Patterson v. Missouri Valley Steel, Inc., 625 P.2d 483 (Kan. 1981). · cites it 3× “” K.S.A. 17-6808, providing for the appointment of trustees or receivers of dissolved corporations, reads: 17-6808.”
Vogel v. Missouri Valley Steel, Inc., 625 P.2d 1123 (Kan. 1981). · cites it 3× “) K.S.A. 17-6808 provides that when a corporation has been dissolved, the district court, upon application of any creditor, stockholder or anyone who shows good cause therefor, may appoint one or more of the directors of the corporation to be trustees or other persons to serve…”
State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Lane, 614 P.2d 987 (Kan. 1980). “*391 The general corporation code presently permits district court action of a similar nature in K.S.A. 17-6808 and -6809. K.S.A. 17-6001(c) states that the provisions and requirements of the general corporation code supplement statutes on special corporations and govern special…”
Ernst v. Coll. Park Ancillary, LLC (D. Kan. 2020). · cites it 4× “See K.S.A. § 17-6808; see also In re Liberal Mack Sales, Inc.”
Pistotnik v. Pistotnik, Collignon, & Pistotnik Law Offices (Kan. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “Subsequently, AAPLO was liquidated and the district court appointed a receiver to wind down the firm's affairs under K.S.A. 17-6808, which outlines the appointment and powers of receivers.”
Blythe v. Blythe, 870 P.2d 705 (Kan. Ct. App. 1994). ““Unless both stockholders file with the district court (I) Within three months of the date of the filing of such petition, a certificate staling that they agreed on such plan, or a modification thereof and (2) within one year from the date of the filing of such petition, a…”
Glazer v. Motor Parts Rebuilders, Inc., 865 S.W.2d 371 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). “(3) A dissolved Kansas corporation may sue or be sued during the period of time that a trustee or receiver for the corporation is appointed and acting pursuant to K.S.A. 17-6808. (4) Absent a court-ordered extension or the appointment of a trustee or receiver, a Kansas…”
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