Wolf v. United Railways Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Eugo Muench, Judge. The demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained; (a) There is no evidence that the alleged settlement, made by defendant with plaintiff’s client, was without his written consent. Sec. 965, R. S. 1909; Marshall v. Ferguson, 94 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Eugo Muench, Judge. The demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained; (a) There is no evidence that the alleged settlement, made by defendant with plaintiff’s client, was without his written consent. Sec. 965, R. S. 1909; Marshall v. Ferguson, 94 Mo. App. 175; State v. Hirsch, 45 Mo. 429; Swinhart v. Railroad, 207 Mo. 423, 434; Rex v. Rogers, 2 Camp 654; Rex v. Jarvis, 1 East. 311 (note); Little v. Thompson, 2nd Me. 228; Rex v. Hazy, 2 C. and P. 458; 1 Greenleaf on Ev., sec. 78. (1) Under sec. 965, R. S. 1909, where an attorney has a…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit under the attorney’s lien statute for compensation from defendant on account of services rendered by plaintiff attorney to his client in a cause which was settled by defendant without the alleged written consent of plaintiff. Plaintiff recovered and defendant prosecutes the appeal.
It appears plaintiff is an attorney at law engaged in the practice of his profession in the city of St. Louis and as such was employed by Clara M. Tucker to prosecute a claim for damages which accrued to her through a negligent injury inflicted while she was a passenger on defendant’s car. While Olara…
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- O'Connor v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- State v. MeekSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Taylor v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- State v. LipscombSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Fulwider v. Trenton Gas, Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
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- Montague Compressed Air Co. v. City of FultonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912