Couture v. Mammoth Groceries, Inc.

This case determines whether an award of counsel fees pursuant to RSA 281:37-a (Supp. 1975) was “reasonable” as to amount. We hold that it was. This appeal arises from a motion by plaintiff seeking counsel fees, pursuant to RSA 281:37-a (Supp. 1975), that were incurred in a workmen’s compensation claim in which plaintiff prevailed in both the superior court and upon a subsequent appeal to this court. See Couture v. Mammoth Groceries, Inc., 116 N.H. 181, 355 A.2d 421 (1976).

Following a hearing, the superior court awarded plaintiff counsel fees of one-third of any “benefits received to date as…