Legal Opinion

Klinkerfuss v. Cronin

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 7, 2009No. ED 91063PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.

In Bleak House, Charlee Dickens mocked the farcical case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, a dispute over an inheritance that persisted so long that the costs of contention consumed the entire estate. Today, we confront the no less ludicrous litigation of Klinkerfuss v. Cronin, which has twice before darkened our dockets. The plaintiff beneficiary, Elaine Klinker-fuss, appeals a judgment, entered pursuant to our prior remand, for attorneys' fees against her share of a trust due to her vexatious litigation against the defendant trustee, William Cronin. Because we find no…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Walton v. City of BerkeleySupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
  3. State Ex Rel. Chase Resorts, Inc. v. CampbellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. State v. IrbyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Volk Construction Co. v. Wilmescherr Drusch Roofing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2001

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  4. O'Riley v. U.S. Bank, N.A.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. Motor Control Specialities, Inc. v. Labor & Industrial Relations CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010

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