Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. Corley

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 21, 1987No. 51393PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMON, Judge.

Plaintiff, R. Jacobs, appeals from an order entered in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County sustaining defendant’s, Marilyn Corley, motion to dismiss Jacobs’ petition for breach of contingent attorney fee contract and fraud. Even though the trial court dismissed the action without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, the dismissal, nonetheless, serves as a final and appealable judgment. Hasemeier v. Smith, 361 S.W.2d 697, 699 (Mo. banc 1962).

This is the second action involving these parties. The initial action was an inter-pleader in which…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Oates v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  2. Hasemeier v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  3. Orville J. Augustin v. Rafig Ahmed MughalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  4. Eugene Alper Construction Co. v. Joe Garavelli's of West Port, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Blanche W. Peterson v. James G. Watt, Secretary of the Interior, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Hyatt Corp. v. Occidental Fire & Casualty Co. of N.C.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Elvis TOLEFREE, Appellant, v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  3. Hemme v. BhartiSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
  4. Corley v. JacobsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. S.M.B. ex rel. W.K.B. v. A.T.W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1991

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