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· 4/21/1987

American Bank of Princeton v. Stiles

Citations

  • 731 S.W.2d 332
  • 1987 Mo. App. LEXIS 4142

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • considering several affidavits, finding those stating personal knowledge with copies of documents attached sufficient and striking portions that refer to records but fail to attach such records
  • “[T]he trial court is an expert in the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees, and its judgment as to an award of such fees shall only be modified upon a finding of a manifest abuse of discretion.”
  • “[T]he reasonableness of attorneys’ fees is a matter of law to be decided by the court. Therefore, even if defendants challenge the reasonableness of the fee by affidavit, such does not raise a genuine issue of fact.” (citation omitted)
  • “[T]he reasonableness of attorneys’ fees is a matter of law to be decided by the court. Therefore, even if defendants challenge the reasonableness of the fee by affidavit, such does not raise a genuine issue of fact.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Lowenstein, Manford, Berrey

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