Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 60-720 (2026)

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60-720.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-720; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 198, § 19; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1974–1990 · leading case: Bergeson v. Dilworth, 749 F. Supp. 1555 (D. Kan. 1990).
Bergeson v. Dilworth, 749 F. Supp. 1555 (D. Kan. 1990). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff has also filed a motion for an order directing garnishee to pay into the court $200,000, which reflects the limit un’der defendants’ policy, for immediate distribution to plaintiff.”
Bartlett Coop. Ass'n v. Patton, 722 P.2d 551 (Kan. 1986). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. 60-720 is titled “trial.” Paragraph (c) provides as follows: “Right of defendant to contest garnishment.”
Cansler v. Harrington, 643 P.2d 110 (Kan. 1982). “Farmers then filed a motion with the trial court requesting the bond be set at $15,000 plus interest and costs rather than at the entire amount of the judgment or alternatively that the proceedings be stayed under K.S.A. 60-720(b). The trial court denied the motion and offered…”
Whisler v. Whisler, 684 P.2d 1025 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). “60-718(c) (defendant may controvert any statement in garnishee’s answer); K.S.A. 60-720(c) (defendant may defend the proceedings against the garnishee and may participate in the trial of any issue between plaintiff and garnishee for the protection of his or her interests).”
McClintock v. McCall, 522 P.2d 343 (Kan. 1974). “K.S.A. 60-720 (cl) will not be construed to permit a garnishee to raise a defense which has been unsuccessfully asserted previously by the judgment debtor in the principal action.”
— K.S.A. § 60-720(b) — 1 case
Cansler v. Harrington, 643 P.2d 110 (Kan. 1982). “Farmers then filed a motion with the trial court requesting the bond be set at $15,000 plus interest and costs rather than at the entire amount of the judgment or alternatively that the proceedings be stayed under K.S.A. 60-720(b). The trial court denied the motion and offered…”
— K.S.A. § 60-720(c) — 2 cases
Bergeson v. Dilworth, 749 F. Supp. 1555 (D. Kan. 1990). “Plaintiff has also filed a motion for an order directing garnishee to pay into the court $200,000, which reflects the limit un’der defendants’ policy, for immediate distribution to plaintiff.”
Whisler v. Whisler, 684 P.2d 1025 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). “60-718(c) (defendant may controvert any statement in garnishee’s answer); K.S.A. 60-720(c) (defendant may defend the proceedings against the garnishee and may participate in the trial of any issue between plaintiff and garnishee for the protection of his or her interests).”
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