Missouri Pacific Transportation Company v. Geurin

Carl Geurin brought suit in the Saline circuit court by his attorney, Kenneth C. Coffelt, to recover $3,000 of appellant for alleged personal injuries received by him as a passenger on one of appellant’s buses. Coffelt had a written contract with Geurin to represent him as attorney, which provided for a contingent fee of 50% of the recovery. The alleged accident was said to have occurred on August 5, 1939. Complaint was filed in which a cause of action was stated on August 12, 1939. On August 29, 1939, a representative of the insurance carrier of appellant secured from Geurin, without the…