David Boman featured in the USFN May 2017 e-Update
Kansas Supreme Court Clarifies Standing Issues
The Kansas Supreme Court recently clarified a number of issues concerning judicial foreclosure actions [FV-I, Inc. v. Kallevig, 2017 Kan. LEXIS 135 (Kan. Apr. 21, 2017) (motion for modification or rehearing pending)].
The history of Kallevig is beyond the scope of this article. A thorough understanding requires a review of both FV-I, Inc. v. Kallevig, 2013 Kan. App. Unpub. LEXIS 426, 301 P.3d 789 (Kan. Ct. App. May 17, 2013) and FV-I, Inc. v. Kallevig, 2015 Kan. App. Unpub. LEXIS 86, 342 P.3d 970 (Kan. Ct. App. Feb. 6, 2015).
The principal issues addressed in Kallevig are:
1. Under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), what must a plaintiff plead and prove to establish standing to enforce a note?
2. Whether a plaintiff must prove standing at the time of filing?
3. Whether a plaintiff can cure an initial lack of standing?
4. Whether the business records exception to the hearsay rule applies to endorsements on a note?
5. Whether possession of the mortgage alone is sufficient to establish standing?
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