Murges v. Bowman

Defendants John T. Bowman and Lane Allan Corday appeal from a preliminary injunction entered against them in this lawsuit, which arose out of the breakup of the law firm of Murges, Bowman & Cor-day (MBC) (now known as plaintiff, George J. Murges and Associates, Ltd.). We affirm.

Defendants removed client files from MBC’s offices when they quit the firm in December 1991. In February 1992, the trial court imposed a temporary restraining order (TRO), which required defendants to deposit all fees earned on the disputed files into an escrow account. On July 23, 1992, the court appointed a receiver…