Legal Opinion
Hunt v. Laclede Gas Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 28, 1993No. 62687PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.
This is an appeal of an order from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) affirming the award of attorney’s fees in a workers’ compensation action.
On April 10, 1987, Thomas Hunt was injured while working for Laclede Gas Company. In a conversation with his old acquaintance Michael McAvoy, Hunt hired the law firm of McAvoy and Bumb, P.C., to represent him in the prosecution of his workers’ compensation claim. At that time, McAvoy and Richard Bumb, as the only shareholders, each owned 500 shares of stock in the firm and were the only professional…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State Tax Commission v. Administrative Hearing CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- Mills v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1920
- Sheen v. DiBellaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
- Page v. GreenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- State Ex Rel. Massman Construction Co. v. BuzardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
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3Cited by7 opinions
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