Waterview Resolution Corp. v. Allen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

This appeal involves a dispute between parties to a lease agreement for an electronic message board. The plaintiff, relying upon the modified lease terms entered by a bankruptcy court in a Chapter 11 confirmation order, filed an action for the amount due under the modified lease in Labette County District Court. The lessee defendant raised a statute of limitation defense based upon the original lease provisions. The trial court concluded that the bankruptcy court had no jurisdiction to modify the lease and granted dismissal for failure to…