Secured demands

59-1303. Secured demands. When a claimant holds any security for his or her demand, it may be allowed, conditioned upon the claimant surrendering the security or upon the claimant exhausting the security; it shall be allowed for the full amount found to be due if the security has been surrendered, or for any remaining amount found to be due if the security has been exhausted. History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 97; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Discussed in determining probate court's equitable jurisdiction; exclusive jurisdiction. Foss v. Wiles, 155 Kan. 262, 266, 124 P.2d 438. 2. Construed with K.S.A. 59-2238; district court's jurisdiction over claims against decedents' estates limited. Egnatic v. Wollard, 156 Kan. 843, 853, 137 P.2d 188. 3. Probate court has exclusive original jurisdiction of wrongful death demand against deceased wrongdoer's estate. Shively v. Burr, 157 Kan. 336, 338, 139 P.2d 401. 4. Secured claim filed and caused to be allowed in full; security waived. In re Estate of Harris, 159 Kan. 431, 433, 155 P.2d 425. 5. Secured claim allowed in full; creditor waived lien and surrenders security. In re Estate of Klein, 166 Kan. 334, 335, 336, 201 P.2d 633. 6. Construed with K.S.A. 59-1304 and 59-2237; mortgage indebtedness allowed as demand; will construed. In re Estate of Cline, 170 Kan. 496, 499, 227 P.2d 157. 7. Applicability to equitable mortgage discussed but not determined. Hill v. Hill, 185 Kan. 389, 403, 345 P.2d 1015. 8. Applied; district court action to establish alleged equitable mortgage on personalty constituted demand; probate court jurisdiction. Shields v. Fink, Executrix, 190 Kan. 17, 23, 25, 28, 29, 372 P.2d 252. 9. Options hereunder; discussed. In re Estate of Dahn, 204 Kan. 535, 540, 541, 464 P.2d 238. 10. Claim against decedent not secured demand; nonclaim statute applied and unsecured demand barred. Jones v. St. Francis Hosp. & School of Nursing, 225 Kan. 649, 653, 594 P.2d 162. 11. If petition in district court filed pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2239, deficiency judgment over security valid demand against estate. Ram Co. v. Estate of Kobbeman, 236 Kan. 751, 763, 764, 696 P.2d 936 (1985). 12. No conflict between administrator's right to possession (K.S.A. 59-1401) and secured creditor's right to self-help repossession (K.S.A. 84-9-503). Parker v. Farmway Credit Union, 11 Kan. App. 2d 223, 225, 718 P.2d 643 (1986). 13. Statute does not reach beyond security interests in property of decedent's estate; surviving comakers provided no relief. Farmers State Bank of Ingalls v. Friesen, 15 Kan. App. 2d 132, 135, 803 P.2d 1049 (1991). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026