Security Bank of Kansas City v. Tripwire Operations Group

Hill, J.:

Small actions, at times, have profound legal consequences. The filing of a satisfaction of a judgment is most often the final action in a lawsuit. That is what happened here and is the reason why we dismiss this appeal. With the judgment in this case satisfied, we see no controversy remaining between these litigants. We will not offer them an advisory opinion concerning the merits of the appeal because to do so is contrary to the long-standing policy of Kansas appellate courts. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal as moot.

*1033 After recounting what has happened in this case since the…