Gillespie v. Seymour

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This case concerns appellate jurisdiction. K.S.A. 60-254(b), the multiple parties-multiple claims final judgment statute, is relied on by the parties as their key to appellate review. Multiple parties are not involved, thus the only question is, are there multiple claims? We say, “No” and dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

Polly Gillespie Townsend brings an interlocutory appeal. Her brother, Warren Brown Gillespie, moved for a district court division of litigation expenses incurred in their settlement and recovery of $2,250,000 in the…