Alliance Indemnity Co. v. Kerns – McAnany

No. 115,882 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS ALLIANCE INDEMNITY CO., Appellee, v. WILLIAM KERNS and CHERITY KERNS, Appellants. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Whether the district court has authority to award attorney fees is a question of law over which an appellate court has unlimited review. 2. Interpretation of a statute is a question of law over which an appellate court has unlimited review. In examining a statute courts look for the intent of the legislature in enacting it. The intent of the legislature governs if that intent can be determined. Courts look for legislative intent…