Avco Financial Services v. Caldwell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an appeal by Ager H. Caldwell and Carrie Caldwell (defendants-appellants) from an order of the Reno County District Court which dismissed an appeal from the Reno County Magistrate Court for failure to pay the $35 docket fee in the district court.

The primary issue is whether the payment of a $35 docket fee necessary to file or clocket a case in the district court pursuant to K. S. A. 1974 Supp. 60-2001 is also necessary to perfect an appeal from a magistrate court to the district court under K. S. A. 1974 Supp. 61-2101, et seq.,…