26-509. Same; assignment for trial on appeal; attorney fees, when. In an action on appeal the court shall assign the case for trial to a jury, or to a master in accordance with K.S.A. 60-253, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. Whenever the plaintiff condemner shall appeal the award of court appointed appraisers, and the jury renders a verdict for the landowners in an amount greater than said appraisers' award, the court may allow as court costs an amount to be paid to the landowner's attorney as attorney fees.
History: L. 1963, ch. 234, § 9; L. 1969, ch. 196, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 148, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
26-501 Eminent domain procedure; venue.
26-501a Eminent domain; limited to public use; transfer to private entity prohibited; exception.
26-501b Eminent domain; transfer to private entity authorized, when.
26-503 Eminent domain procedure; notice.
26-504 Same; findings; order appointing appraisers; duties; appeals to supreme court, when.
26-507 Same; payment of award and vesting of rights; removal of personal property; abandonment.
26-508 Appeal from award; notice to parties affected; perfection of appeal; retroactive application.
26-509 Same; assignment for trial on appeal; attorney fees, when.
26-510 Appeal from award; notice; withdrawal of payment.
26-511 Interest on final judgment.
26-512 Same; making surveys and location.
26-513 Same; compensation required for taking and damage; determination.
26-515 Same; proceedings pending prior to effective date of this act; invalidity of part.
26-517 Dispute among parties as to division of award or amount of judgment; determination by court.
26-518 Acquisition of real property; duties of condemning authority.