Public utility, common carrier or transportation system

60-606. Public utility, common carrier or transportation system. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), any action brought against a public utility, common carrier or transportation system for any liability or penalty or forfeiture, may be brought in any county into or through which such public utility, common carrier or transportation system operates regularly. (b) Any action brought against a public utility, common carrier or transportation system for damages arising from personal injury, resulting in death or otherwise, shall be brought in either the county in which the injury occurred or in the county in which the plaintiff resided at the time of injury. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-606; L. 1987, ch. 223, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: G.S. 1868, ch. 23, § 63; G.S. 1868, ch. 80, § 50; L. 1903, ch. 379, § 1; L. 1905, ch. 329, § 1; L. 1909, ch. 182, § 52; L. 1913, ch. 237, § 1; R.S. 1923, 60-505, 60-506. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "A Practitioner's Guide to Tort Reform of the '80s: What Happened and What's Left after Judicial Scrutiny," Jerry R. Palmer and Martha M. Snyder, 57 J.K.B.A. No. 9, 21, 27 (1988). CASE ANNOTATIONS Prior law cases, see G.S. 1949, 60-505, 60-506. 1. Venue of arbitration hearing (K.S.A. 5-401 et seq.) involving port authority not subject to statute. Jackson Trak Group, Inc. v. Mid States Port Authority, 242 Kan. 683, 688, 751 P.2d 122 (1988). 2. State has legitimate interest in controlling forum shopping; statute does not violate equal protection guarantees of Kansas constitution. Kenyon v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 17 Kan. App. 2d 205, 211, 836 P.2d 1193 (1992). 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