Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. McLaughlin
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1968No. 32983PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENS, Commissioner.
Soon after filing this divorce suit the plaintiff reconciled with her husband, discharged her attorney, and personally filed a memorandum dismissing her case. The attorney then forged ahead — under his own power — to prosecute and prevail on the wife’s prior motion for allowances pen-dente lite. Over the husband’s protests the trial court granted the motion so far as it included attorney fees, and rendered a $381 judgment against the husband. He appeals.
The sequence of events: On May 2, 1967, Mrs. Bonnie McLaughlin by her attorney, Hal B. Coleman, filed a petition for…
Also in this document: Per curiam.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. A. M. T. v. WeinsteinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- In Re DownsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- Hogsett v. HogsettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- Krisman v. Unemployment Compensation CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- State Ex Rel. Big Bend Quarry Co. v. WurdemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1925
3Cited by11 opinions
- Craig v. Jo B. Gardner, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- MacKe Laundry Service Ltd. Partnership v. Jetz Service Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- Plaza Shoe Store, Inc. v. Hermel, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- International Materials Corp. v. Sun Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- Haldi v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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