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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

St. Louis County v. Taylor-Morley, Inc., 923 S.W.2d 507 (1996)

Citation
St. Louis County v. Taylor-Morley, Inc., 923 S.W.2d 507 (1996)
Parent Document
St. Louis County v. Taylor-Morley, Inc., 923 S.W.2d 507 (1996)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1996-06-04

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Missouri follows the American Rule; that is, absent statutory authorization or contractual agreement, with few exceptions, each litigant must bear his own attorney’s fees. David Ranken, Jr. Technical Inst. v. Boykins, 816 S.W.2d 189, 193 (Mo.banc 1991). The exceptions are limited to those *512cases involving “very unusual circumstances” or where the natural and proximate result of a breach of duty is to involve the wronged party in collateral litigation. Id.