COOPER v. SIMON

No. WD 37773.

719 S.W.2d 463 (1986)

William COOPER, Appellant, v. Bruce W. SIMON, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied November 4, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Cooper, Moberly, pro se.

William H. Sanders, Sr., Sylvester James, Jr., Blackwell Sanders Matheny Weary & Lombardi, Kansas City, for respondent.

Before TURNAGE, P.J., and SHANGLER and KENNEDY, JJ.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied November 4, 1986.

TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.

William Cooper filed suit against Bruce W. Simon seeking damages for legal malpractice in Simon's representation of Cooper in a murder case. The court directed a verdict in favor of Simon at the conclusion of the opening statement. Cooper contends the court erred in refusing a continuance and in directing a verdict. Affirmed.

Cooper was convicted...

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