Legal Opinion
Covill v. Phillips
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided August 23, 1978No. Civ. A. 75-103-C2PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
O’CONNOR, District Judge.
The plaintiff’s attorney in the instant garnishment action has filed a motion requesting that attorney’s fees in the amount of $22,149.57 be taxed as costs in this action under the authority, of K.S.A. § 40-256, which provides as follows:
“Attorneys fees in actions on insurance policies; exception. That in all actions hereafter commenced, in which judgment is rendered against any insurance company . . .on any policy or certificate of any type or kind of insurance, if it appear from the evidence that such company . . . has refused without just cause…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sturdy v. Allied Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1969
- Wolf v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident AssociationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1961
- Van Hoozer v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
- Koch, Administratrix v. Prudential Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1970
- Forrester Ex Rel. Forrester v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Dronge v. Monarch Ins. Co. of OhioDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1979
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. Vita Craft Corp.District Court, D. Kansas · 2012
- Farmco, Inc. v. Explosive Specialists, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1984
- Pacific Employers Insurance v. P.B. Hoidale Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1992
- Insurance Co. of North America v. Medical Protective Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1983
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