Burger & Burger, Inc. v. Murren

The dispositive issue on this appeal is whether the granting of a motion to disqualify counsel in a civil case is an appealable final judgment. The procedural and factual history of this case is undisputed. After a contract dispute arose, the plaintiff in the first case, Burger & Burger, Inc. (Burger), an insurance company, commenced an action against the defendants, Thomas Murren, a former agent of the company, and Murphy & Murphy, Inc., Murren’s present employer. *662In a separate action, Murren and Murphy & Murphy, Inc., brought a countersuit against Burger. On April 12, 1985, Burger moved to…