Legal Opinion
Cervantes v. Ryan
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 11, 1990No. 55915, 55916 and 56005PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from an interpleader action which arose out of a dispute between an attorney for a personal injury client in Missouri and the employer of the attorney’s client. The interpleader action consisted of the attorney seeking attorney’s fees from the sums saved by the employer due to his successful recovery in a personal injury suit. The employer sought to limit the attorney’s fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
On September 7, 1980, Charles Ryan (Ryan), an employee of defendant/cross-appellant Ralston Purina Company (Ralston), in Princeton,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Craig v. Jo B. Gardner, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Ruediger v. Kallmeyer Brothers ServiceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- Dobbins v. City Bond & Mortgage Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1939
- Higgins v. McElweeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Bestor v. American National Stores, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
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