SANDERS v. PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 71-1016.

442 F.2d 1317 (1971)

Lawrence SANDERS, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Ace Sales Company, Appellee, v. PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, Tyree C. Derrick, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

May 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyree C. Derrick, St. Louis, Mo., pro se.

Curtis L. Mann, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, HEANEY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Tyree C. Derrick, an attorney for Ace Sales Company (Ace), brought a motion before the federal district court seeking to enforce an attorney's lien. Attorney Derrick contended that under Missouri law he possessed a valid lien arising out of a contingent fee contract for his services upon the proceeds of a settlement effected between the trustee in bankruptcy of Ace and defendant Providence Washington Insurance Company (Providence)...

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