Opinion ID: 2595087
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Violations of Kansas Consumer Protection Act

Text: Having found that there was no violation of the weights and measures statutes, the Court of Appeals considered whether there were any violations of the KCPA, specifically K.S.A. 50-626(b). The trial court did not make such a finding and based its ruling solely on K.S.A. 83-219(d), which provides: Violation of this section shall be deemed a deceptive act and practice as defined by K.S.A. 50-626. . . . Because we find, as did the trial court, that there were violations of the weights and measures statutes and because the State presents the KCPA violations as an alternative to the violations of the weight and measures statutes, we need not address the application of K.S.A. 50-626(b). Because the Court of Appeals determined there were no statutory violations, it did not address the other issues raised on appeal. This court's order granting the State's petition for review did not limit the questions on review. Because this is a civil case, this court may consider and decide the issues under Supreme Court Rule 8.03(g)(1) and (h)(3) (2002 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 56), and we elect to do so.