Building Erection Svcs. Co. v. Walton Construction Co.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 117,839 BUILDING ERECTION SERVICES COMPANY, INC., Appellant. v. WALTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., and AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, Appellees, WALTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Appellee, v. BUILDING ERECTION SERVICES COMPANY, INC., Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. While different panels of the Court of Appeals hearing successive appeals in the same case may, in exceptional circumstances, depart from the law of the case, under Kansas law no exceptional circumstances permit a lower court to circumvent the mandate of a higher court. 2. A…