Legal Opinion
Kimmie v. Terminal Railroad Assn.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 1, 1939PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
Action for attorney fee. On October 9, 1929, George Kimmie was injured while in the service of the Terminal Railroad Association. On December 19, 1929, he employed attorney Charles P. Noell to prosecute his claim for damages against the railroad' company. The written contract of employment fixed said attorney’s fee at forty per cent of the amount collected by suit or otherwise. In other words, it was a contingent fee contract.
On January 14, 1930, Mr. Noell filed suit against .the company, alleging that'Kimmie was injured as a result of the negligence'of the company.' On a trial of the case…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- McGowan v. ParishSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Kimmie v. Terminal Railroad Assn.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Wylie v. CoxeSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
- Holmes v. . EvansNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Corson v. LewisNebraska Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- John J. Donnelly v. Honorable Barrington D. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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