Legal Opinion
King v. White
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 10, 1998No. 78,687PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Larson, J.:
In this case we must decide who suffers the loss after an attorney improperly obtained settlement drafts from two insurance companies, forged his client’s endorsement on the checks, deposited the checks in his trust account, and then converted the funds. The question arises in the context of a suit for conversion by the client, Jerry C. King, against his Kansas attorney, John L. White, the insurance companies Auto-Owners Insurance Company (Auto-Owners) and American Family Mutual Insurance (American Family), and the depository bank, Commerce…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
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