Adair Lumber Co. v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
REEVES, District Judge.
This is a summary proceeding to adjust a controversy between counsel.
Ernest P. C. Moss, Esq., has filed his motion or petition in the main case for compensation as an attorney to be paid out of a fund deposited in court. This motion or petition has been answered by the defendants. One of said answers is in the nature of an interpleader and a prayer for a declaratory judgment and the taxation of costs. Other counsel in the case have answered, and, in effect, joined in a request for a determination in this court of the questions in controversy.
*416Since counsel are all…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Smith v. WrightMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- Kingsbury v. JosephMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902
3Cited by2 opinions
- Sampsell v. MonellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
- In Re General Stores CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958