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K.S.A. § 20-111 (2026)

Syllabus of case

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20-111. Syllabus of case. When a case is decided by the supreme court, the judge delivering the opinion shall, at the time the decision is made, file with the clerk a brief statement, in writing, of the points decided in the case, which shall constitute the syllabus in the published reports of the case.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 27, § 10; L. 1869, ch. 39, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-111; L. 1933, ch. 221, § 2; February 17.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1990–2013 · leading case: Walker v. Doe, 558 S.E.2d 290 (W. Va. 2002).
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Walker v. Doe, 558 S.E.2d 290 (W. Va. 2002). · cites it 2× “, Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 20-111 ; 20-203 (1995) ("A syllabus of the points of law decided in any case in the supreme court shall be stated in writing by the judge delivering the opinion of the court"); N.”
State v. Prine, 200 P.3d 1 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 2× “See K.S.A. 20-111 (requiring opinions to include a syllabus setting out "the points decided in the case"); K.”
Mason v. Texaco, Inc., 741 F. Supp. 1472 (D. Kan. 1990). · cites it 2× “Kan.Stat.Ann. §§ 20-111, 20-203, 60-2106(b).”
State v. Patton, 195 P.3d 753 (Kan. 2008). “¶ 3; see also K.S.A. 20-111 (syllabus shall contain holding of the court).”
Sedlak v. Dick, 887 P.2d 1119 (Kan. 1995). “” K.S.A. 20-111. The points of law “shall be confined to those questions necessarily arising from the facts in the case.”
Deeds v. Waddell & Reed Inv. Mgmt. Co., 280 P.3d 786 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). “If that’s the extent to which this cause of action exists in Kansas, Deeds’ case is an easy one to resolve: He can’t bring this claim because he hadn’t filed a claim. There is some support for resolving Deeds’ claim that way.”
Umbehr v. Bd. of Wabaunsee Cnty. Comm'rs, 843 P.2d 176 (Kan. 1992). “K.S.A. 20-111. Syllabus paragraphs usually fall into two categories — they are either a general statement of the law or a brief statement of a point decided in the case.”
Est. of Norris ex rel. Norris v. Hastings, 141 P.3d 511 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). “See K.S.A. 20-111. I believe on reconsideration the Kansas Supreme Court would conclude the Grimmett factors are just that and should not be applied in a formalistic and rigid manner to defeat service purportedly made by a party.”
Fawcett v. Oil Producers, Inc., 306 P.3d 318 (Kan. Ct. App. 2013). “See K.S.A. 20-111. Finally, I write separately to clarify my position inartfully expressed in Davis v.”
Stetler v. Fosha, 809 F. Supp. 1409 (D. Kan. 1992). · cites it 2× “Kan.Stat.Ann. § 20-111. The syllabus is to be confined to points of law arising from facts in the case, as determined by the court.”
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