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Wabash Railway Co. v. Elliott, 261 U.S. 457 (1923)
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Wabash Railway Co. v. Elliott, 261 U.S. 457 (1923)
Wabash Railway Company v. Elliott No. 225 Argued January 16, 1923 Decided April 9, 1923 261 U.S. 457
CERTIORARI TO THE KANSAS CITY
COURT OF APPEALS, STATE OF MISSOURI
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Where a claim for personal injuries occasioned by the operation of a railroad while in the exclusive possession and control of the United States acting through the Director General of Railroads was compromised and settled between that official and the claimant without participation by the railway company, an attorney who had contracted with the claimant to compromise or enforce the claim for a percentage of the recovery, and who did not consent to the settlement, had no cause of action under a state lien statute (Rev.Stats. Mo. 1919, § 691) against the railway company. P. 460.
208 Mo.App. 348 reversed.
Certiorari to a judgment of the Kansas City Court of Appeals affirming a judgment against the Railway Company, in an action to enforce an attorney’s statutory lien.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Wabash Railway Co. v. Elliott, 261 U.S. 457 (1923) in 261 U.S. 457 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LPGCCLLSAILQXHL.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Wabash Railway Co. v. Elliott, 261 U.S. 457 (1923), in 261 U.S. 457, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LPGCCLLSAILQXHL.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Wabash Railway Co. v. Elliott, 261 U.S. 457 (1923). cited in 1923, 261 U.S. 457. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LPGCCLLSAILQXHL.
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