Leeper v. Schroer, Rice, Bryan & Lykins, P.A.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an action by Edward E. Leeper against an attorney, Gene E. Schroer, who represented him in a personal injury action, and said attorney’s firm arising from the loss of a cashier’s check. Also named as a defendant is the First State Bank & Trust Co., the bank issuing the check. The trial court held in favor of the defendants and Leeper appeals.

The background facts are essentially undisputed and may be summarized as follows. Leeper was seriously injured in a motorcycle-truck accident in November 1983. Schroer was retained by Leeper…