Cain v. Webster

By his petition the plaintiff, John W. Cain, seeks to recover damages from lawyers Richard Webster and William Webster because they did not represent him in a proceeding in which his Missouri license as a podiatrist was revoked. He also seeks to recover from lawyers Richard J. Collins and David W. Kinnard as associates of the Websters on the basis of vicarious liability. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss. Discovery, including depositions of the plaintiff and the two Websters, was had. The trial court treated the motion as a motion for summary judgment. Following a hearing, it sustained…