Legal Opinion
Babe Houser Motor Co. v. Tetreault
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided December 15, 2000No. 85,012PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Larson, J.:
In this appeal we consider a first impression issue in Kansas of whether a corporation is required to appear by an attorney in a suit brought under the provisions of the Small Claims Procedure Act (Act), K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq.
Babe Houser Motor Co., Inc., (Houser) is a Kansas corporation conducting business as an automobile dealership. Houser sued Diane Tetreault in small claims court to recover unpaid repair charges of $172.21. The suit was filed by and Houser appeared through its president and full-time employee, C.R. Houser.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hamilton v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1998
- In Re the Marriage of KillmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System v. Reimer & Koger Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1997
- Matter of Holliday's Tax Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1976
- Prudential Insurance Co. v. Small Claims CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
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3Cited by79 opinions
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