Jennings v. Shauck

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 123,495 DAVE JENNINGS and EMILY MCLEOD, Appellants, v. ELIZABETH SHAUCK, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. It is legal error, and thus an abuse of discretion, for a district court to expand the scope of a hearing beyond the extent specified by adequate, clear, and unambiguous notice given to all parties before the hearing begins. 2. When the improper expansion of the scope of a hearing results in prejudice to an affected party, the error is reversible. Review of the judgment of the Court of Appeals in an unpublished opinion filed January 20,…