Beaver v. Kingman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

At issue in this appeal is the termination date of district court jurisdiction over the Shawnee County Jail; we must decide whether the district court retains jurisdiction over the Shawnee County jail after April 1, 1989. The case presents legal questions relating to consent judgments (decrees), jurisdiction, and contract interpretation.

The Shawnee County Commissioners and the Kansas Secretary of Corrections appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion to confirm the end of the district court’s jurisdiction. The trial judge reasoned…