Steckline Communications, Inc. v. Journal Broadcast Group of Kansas, Inc.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS NO. 111,651 STECKLINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Appellant, v. JOURNAL BROADCAST GROUP OF KANSAS, INC., Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The degree to which a party must demonstrate standing depends on the stage of the proceedings. Each element must be proved in the same way as any other matter and with the degree of evidence required at the successive stages of the litigation. 2. When a defendant uses K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 60-212(b)(6) to challenge the legal sufficiency of a claim, the court decides the issue based on the well-pled facts of the petition.…