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Real Property-Partition-In-Kind vs. Sale
Plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s judgment ordering the partition in kind of real property that plaintiff Thomas Blaylock and defendants, his siblings, inherited from their mother. Plaintiffs argued that partitioning […]
Negligence-Motor Vehicle Accident-In Utero Injuries
Defendant appealed the judgment in favor of plaintiff on a negligence claims for injuries a child sustained in utero in a motor vehicle accident caused by one of defendant’s drivers. […]
Criminal Law-Second-Degree Murder-Batson Challenge
Defendant appealed his conviction for second-degree murder and related offenses, arguing that the trial court erred in overruling his Batson challenge and contesting the sufficiency of the evidence to support […]
Employer-Employee-Discrimination-Adverse Summary Judgment
Plaintiff appealed the grant of summary judgment to her former employer on her claims of race, national origin, color, disability discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation and workers’ compensation retaliation, specifically […]
Domestic Relations-Family Access Motion-UCCJEA
Defendant appealed the trial court’s judgment, based on the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, that denied his motions for family access, contempt, and to modify child support, arguing […]
Criminal Law-Statutory Rape-Exclusion of Evidence
Defendant appealed his conviction for statutory rape, statutory sodomy and child molestation, arguing that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of prior abuse that had occurred in the victims’ […]
Criminal Law-First-Degree Murder-Post-Conviction Motion
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, filed after his conviction for murder and armed criminal action, which alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective and that […]
Unemployment Compensation-Employer’s Protest-Timeliness
Employee appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s determination that employer had good cause to file an untimely protest against employee’s claim for unemployment benefits. After separating from employer, employee […]
Torts-Tortious Interference with Business Expectancy-Conversion
Defendants appealed the judgment in favor of plaintiffs that awarded them compensatory and punitive damages. Plaintiff hotel operators were originally participants in a program created by the City of Kansas […]
Real Property-Commercial Lease-Appellate Jurisdiction
Defendant appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to plaintiff, arguing that defendant’s summary judgment motion should have been granted and plaintiff’s denied, or alternatively, that there were disputed […]
Negligence-Medical Malpractice-Continuing Care Doctrine
Plaintiffs appealed the grant of summary judgment to defendants. The trial court held that plaintiffs’ claims were barred because they were filed after the two-year statute of limitations. On appeal, […]
Employer-Employee-Disability Discrimination-Jury Instructions
Defendant appealed the adverse judgment in favor of plaintiff on his claims of disability discrimination and hostile work environment. Defendant argued that the trial court erred in denying its motion […]
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