Benchmark Property Remodeling v. Grandmothers, Inc.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 124,160 BENCHMARK PROPERTY REMODELING, LLC, Appellant, v. GRANDMOTHERS, INC., COREFIRST BANK & TRUST, KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ROBERT ZIBELL, and STATE OF KANSAS, Appellees. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Subject matter jurisdiction is a court's power to hear and decide a case. It cannot be conferred by the parties' stipulation, consent, or waiver, and a court may consider its own jurisdiction—even sua sponte—at any time. 2. The jurisdiction of Kansas appellate courts is governed by statutes. K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 60-2102(a)(4) grants appellate…