Legal Opinion

Dorsey v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 2, 1910Published

Error to Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. E. Porter-field, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.

It appeares that Florence, Frances and Elmer Dorsey each recovered judgment in the circuit court of Jackson county against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, in their separate suits for damages for personal injury. It further appears that L. A. Laughlin and L. S. Kenworthy were partners as attorneys at law and as such partners represented the above named plaintiffs in the cases against the street railway; that before the judgments were paid these attorneys became estranged and the partnership was dissolved. Afterwards the judgments were settled by the street railway with the respective…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Schell v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  2. Haygood v. HadenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Downs v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
  4. Taylor v. Long Island R. Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899

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