CHRISPENS v. COASTAL REFINING & MKTG, INC.

No. 71,174

257 Kan. 745 (1995)

ELDON CHRISPENS, DONNA CHRISPENS, JOHNNY L. FARMER, TERRY PARHAM, CHERYL PARHAM, GEORGE RILEY, AND EVELYN RILEY, Appellees, v. COASTAL REFINING & MARKETING, INC., a Delaware corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Kennedy, of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Diane S. Worth, of the same firm, and Mark J. Tempest, of Coastal Refining & Marketing, Inc., of Houston, Texas, were with him on the brief for appellant.

Randall E. Fisher, of Michaud, Hutton, Fisher & Andersen, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Donald A. McKinney and Chan P. Townsley, of the same firm, were with him on the brief for appellees.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAVIS, J.:

This appeal involves a motion to disqualify counsel under Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) 1.9(a) (1994 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 320) and counsel's firm under MRPC 1.10(b) (1994 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 321) (imputed disqualification) based on a claimed conflict of interest. After a hearing, the trial court concluded that there was no conflict for counsel and, therefore...

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