STATE LAW – KANSAS LIBRARY – GUIDE 23
Kansas Auto Insurance & Crash Law Case Authority Library
Coverage and policy authorities
K.S.A. 40-3107 supplies mandatory liability/PIP and permissive-user rules. K.S.A. 40-284 controls UM/UIM, anti-stacking and settlement procedure. Brumley and Colfax supply policy/insured-status interpretation. Keith governs negligent procurement. Use each authority for the proposition it actually decides.
Claims, defense and settlement authorities
Spencer establishes that Kansas does not recognize an independent ordinary first-party bad-faith tort. Spruill/Spivey govern the duty to defend. Bollinger/Schropp govern liability-insurer settlement duties and excess exposure. K.S.A. 40-256 and 40-2404 supply statutory/regulatory remedies and standards.
Crash, damages and fatal-claim authorities
K.S.A. 60-258a controls comparative negligence. K.S.A. 40-3117 creates the auto tort threshold. Hilburn invalidated the general §60-19a02 noneconomic cap. K.S.A. 60-1801 and 60-1901–1905 govern survival and wrongful death. Government and TNC crashes require their specialized statutes.
Verify every authority before applying it to a live matter
Read the statute or opinion for the precise text, facts, holding, date and disposition. Distinguish controlling Kansas Supreme Court authority from lower/federal interpretations and check later cases and statutory amendments. Statutory text that remains printed can be constitutionally unenforceable, as Hilburn illustrates.
Closing guidance
Use the Kansas authority library as a research map, not a substitute for reading the controlling source. Match each guide proposition to current Kansas law and the accident-date policy and facts.
Authorities and source notes
Coverage: §§40-3107, 40-284; Brumley; Colfax. Claims: Spencer; Spruill/Spivey; Bollinger/Schropp. Employer: Marquis. Comparative/damages: §60-258a; §40-3117; Hilburn. Fatal claims: §§60-1801, 60-1901–1905. Settlement: Luther. The full Registry package controls source mapping.
- 265 Kan. 810, 963 P.2d 1224 (1998)
- 227 Kan. 914, 611 P.2d 149 (1980)
- 212 Kan. 681, 512 P.2d 403 (1973); 254 Kan. 237, 865 P.2d 182 (1993)
- 202 Kan. 326, 449 P.2d 502 (1969); 222 Kan. 612, 567 P.2d 1359 (1977)
- 265 Kan. 317, 961 P.2d 1213 (1998)
- K.S.A. 60-258a
- 309 Kan. 1127, 442 P.3d 509 (2019)
- K.S.A. 60-1801, 60-1901–60-1905
- 268 Kan. 343, 995 P.2d 865 (2000)
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