Jim Walter Resources, Inc. v. Bentley

RUSSELL, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case.

Following an ore tenus hearing, the trial court entered a final judgment, finding Darrell Bentley (employee) permanently and totally disabled and awarding him benefits in the amount of $331.00 per week and an attorney’s fee of $39,326.19. This appeal followed. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with instructions.

Jim Walter Resources, Inc. (employer) raises several issues which, it suggests, warrant a reversal of the trial court. The first three issues focus on the trial court’s failure to grant the employer’s motion for a…