Garmer & Prather, PLLC v. Independence Bank

JOHNSON, JUDGE:

Garmer & Prather, PLLC and St. John & St. John, LLC (collectively "Garmer") appeal from a McCracken Circuit Court order granting Independence Bank's motion for summary judgment. The dispute arises from a wrongful death case that was simultaneously prosecuted in separate federal and state court actions. After the state court case was settled, the federal case was dismissed. Garmer, the attorneys who litigated the federal case, argue that they are entitled to recover fees and expenses from Independence Bank ("Bank"), the Administrator of the decedent's Estate, on a quantum meruit…