Court Opinion

ID: 9629517
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 09:43:54.862395+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:07:20.324933
License: Public Domain

Parks, J.,
dissenting:
I respectfully dissent.
A foreign judgment is a judgment or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state. K.S.A. 60-3001. The controlling words to be interpreted in K.S.A. 60-3002 are:
“A [foreign] judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings as a judgment of a district court of this state and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.”
The majority has modified the clear and unambiguous language of this act by holding that the foreign judgment in this case is not enforceable because it was not filed in this state within five years from the date of judgment. In my opinion, the cited statutes of limitations have no application until after the foreign judgment is “so filed” in this state.
I would reverse and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings.