Legal Opinion
Retirement Board of the Police Retirement System v. Noel ex rel. Noel
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1983No. WD 33576PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NUGENT, Judge.
The Retirement Board of the Police Retirement System of Kansas City, Missouri brought this action in interpleader and for a declaratory judgment against Barrett Craig Noel (Barry), the putative son of slain officer Russell D. Mestdagh, and Garnett C. Bailey, the officer’s mother and designated beneficiary. At issue were the amount and the proper disposition of the officer’s death benefits, and the Board’s entitlement to attorney’s fees as a disinterested stakeholder. The court denied Barry’s claim and found that the Board was not a disinterested stakeholder. Both parties appeal.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Trenton Trust Co. v. Western Surety Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. City of NewportSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Bernheimer Ex Rel. Bernheimer v. First National BankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. BlissDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1987
- Melvin Leroy Tyler v. Milt Harper, Cris Egbert and Gary McConnellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Davis v. City of CharlestonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Clements v. PittmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- Carol Davis v. City of Charleston, Missouri Kim Smith, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Charleston, Missouri Sgt. Claude Grant, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Charleston, Missouri and Edward C. Graham, Carol Davis v. City of Charleston, Missouri Kim Smith, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Charleston, Missouri Sgt. Claude Grant, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Charleston, Missouri and Edward C. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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