In re Estate of Raney

No. 124,168 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of ROSA LEE RANEY. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Kansas district courts have general original jurisdiction over all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law. This means that a district court has jurisdiction to hear all subject matters unless the legislature provides that it does not or that jurisdiction lies elsewhere. 2. Subject-matter jurisdiction is the power of a court to hear and decide a particular type of action. Kansas district courts' general original jurisdiction includes the…