Ragon v. Great American Indemnity Co.

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

This appeal presents two questions: (a) the authority of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission to award an attorney, as a portion of his fee, a percentage based on the amount paid by the employer for medical services and hospital bills of the client; and (b) the.appropriateness of a declaratory judgment proceeding in a matter such as is here presented.

In the case of Great American Indemnity Co., et al., v. Bailey, 221 Ark. 469, 254 S. W. 2d 322, this Court affirmed the award of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission allowing Bailey compensation against his employer…