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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