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K.S.A. § 60-453 (2026)

Offer to discount claim, not evidence of invalidity

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60-453. Offer to discount claim, not evidence of invalidity. Evidence that a person has accepted or offered or promised to accept a sum of money or any other thing, act or service in satisfaction of a claim, is inadmissible to prove the invalidity of the claim or any part of it.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-453; January 1, 1964.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1983–2014 · leading case: Hess v. St. Francis Reg'l Med. Ctr., 869 P.2d 598 (Kan. 1994).
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Hess v. St. Francis Reg'l Med. Ctr., 869 P.2d 598 (Kan. 1994). · cites it 4× “60-452 provides in part that evidence a person has, in compromise, furnished money or any other thing to another who claims to have sustained loss or damage is inadmissible to prove his or her liability for the loss or damage or any part of it.”
Lytle v. Stearns, 830 P.2d 1197 (Kan. 1992). · cites it 5× “60-452 and K.S.A. 60-453 prohibit evidence of compromise, settlement, or invalidity of a claim.”
City of Neodesha v. BP Corp. North Am., Inc., 334 P.3d 830 (Kan. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “At this point, they also claimed the information was inadmissible under K.S.A. 60-453 as it was related to settlement negotiations.”
Ettus v. Orkin Exterminating Co., 665 P.2d 730 (Kan. 1983). · cites it 2× “” K.S.A. 60-453 states: “Evidence that a person has accepted or offered or promised to accept a sum of money or any other thing, act or service in satisfaction of a claim, is inadmissible to prove the invalidity of the claim or any part of it.”
Draskowich v. City of Kansas City, 750 P.2d 411 (Kan. 1988). “” Defendants presented this evidence to show that the plaintiff had waived her claim. We hold that the trial court did not commit error in rejecting this testimony.”
Haley ex rel. Haley v. Brown, 140 P.3d 1051 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). “” Then, K.S.A. 60-453 provides: “Evidence that a person has accepted or offered or promised to accept a sum of money or any other thing, act or service in satisfaction of a claim, is inadmissible to prove the invalidity of the claim or any part of it.”
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