Barker v. Leggett

STORCKMAN, Judge.

The plaintiffs, attorneys at law, brought suit in the Circuit Court of Cole County against the superintendent of the Division of Insurance of the State of Missouri “to recover a fee for legal' services rendered the Division of Insurance under employment by a former superintendent.” Plaintiffs assert the action is one in quantum meruit and allege the reasonable value of their services to be $275,000. The defendant’s motion to dismiss was sustained on the ground that plaintiffs’ petition failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The plaintiffs appealed from…