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K.S.A. § 73-203 (2026)

Ex-servicemen or their widows and orphans to be retained in making reduction in employees

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73-203. Ex-servicemen or their widows and orphans to be retained in making reduction in employees. In making any reduction of force in any of the departments, cities or towns of this state, the officers of such department, city or town shall retain those persons who may be equally qualified who have been honorably discharged from the military or naval service of the United States, and the widows and orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors.

History: L. 1886, ch. 160, § 2; March 25; R.S. 1923, 73-203.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Since the veterans' preference law implies a cause of action to sue for damages, the three-year statute of limitations applies. Pecenka v. Alquest, 6 Kan. App. 2d 26, 29, 626 P.2d 802.

2. Defendants did not exhaust administrative process; district court had no jurisdiction to hear case. Pecenka v. Alquest, 232 Kan. 97, 98, 652 P.2d 679 (1982).


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Cited in 3 cases, 1981–1994 · leading case: Pecenka v. Alquest, 652 P.2d 679 (Kan. 1982).
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Pecenka v. Alquest, 652 P.2d 679 (Kan. 1982). · cites it 4× “Upon return of the case to the district court, plaintiffs filed an amended petition in which they allege that they are honorably discharged veterans of World War II and that they had been wrongfully discharged from employment with the Department of Social and Rehabilitation…”
Pecenka v. Alquest, 626 P.2d 802 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 3× “” *29 The duty to retain veterans, as in the instant case, is shown in K.S.A. 73-203, which states: “In making any reduction of force in any of the departments, cities or towns of this state, the officers of such department, city or town shall retain those persons who may be…”
Wagher v. Guy's Foods, Inc., 885 P.2d 1197 (Kan. 1994). “The Court of Appeals found a duty to retain veterans in K.S.A. 73-203, which stated: “ ‘In making any reduction of force in any of the departments, cities or towns of this state, the officers of such department, city or town shall retain those persons who may be equally…”
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