60-1802: Abatement.
No action pending in any court shall abate by the death of either or
both the parties thereto, except an action for libel, slander, malicious
prosecution, or for a nuisance.
History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1802; Jan. 1, 1964.
60-1803: Abatement exceptions; libel or slander at a
funeral.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 60-1802, and
amendments thereto, if an act of libel or slander is committed at a funeral and
the person defamed is the deceased at such funeral or any living relative of
the deceased, an action for libel or slander brought by the estate of such
deceased person on behalf of such deceased person or by or on behalf of any
living relative of such deceased person may be sustained if brought within one
year after such funeral.
History: L. 2007, ch. 111, § 2; July 1.