Legal Opinion

Staley v. Board of Education

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 14, 1986No. 30PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COUCH, Judge.

We are here concerned with the obligation of an employer and its insurer to pay legal fees to a claimant’s attorney under the Workmen’s Compensation statute.

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The facts in this case are not in dispute. Joy M. Renehan Staley, the appellant (claimant), was a school teacher employed by the Board of Education of Washington County. During the course of her employment, she fractured her hip. The Workmen’s Compensation Commission (Commission) concluded that she had suffered a permanent partial disability amounting to fifty percent industrial loss of the use of her body as a result of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Feissner v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  2. Chanticleer Skyline Room, Inc. v. GreerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
  3. Maryland Port Administration v. John W. Brawner Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  4. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. TreadwellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
  5. Diamond v. DiamondCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Consolidated Construction Services, Inc. v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  2. Brunson v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2015
  3. Wright v. Philip Electronics North AmericaCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1996
  4. Prince George's County v. MinorCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2016

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