Legal Opinion
Risjord v. Lewis
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 1999No. WD 55286PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
The matter central to this appeal is the question as to the legal relationship, vis-a-vis the division of the fee from a contingent fee contract, between attorneys from different offices who represented a client where the client has, with eourt approval, dismissed one of the attorneys prior to obtaining a settlement.
This appeal is taken by attorney Jack Lewis (Lewis) from a declaratory judgment filed by attorneys Risjord and James (Ris-jord). The trial judge ruled in favor of the respondent Risjord. The standard of review is under Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Plaza Shoe Store, Inc. v. Hermel, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- International Materials Corp. v. Sun Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- McFarland v. GeorgeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1958
- Robert v. DavisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1940
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