Legal Opinion
Day v. City of Middletown
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 12, 2000No. AC 17283PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPEAR, J.
The law firm of Furniss and Quinn, P.C. (firm), a de facto party in this case,1 appeals from the decision of the workers’ compensation review board (board) reducing the amount of attorney’s fees awarded to the firm from $30,000 to $20,000.2 The firm claims that the board improperly substituted its judgment for that of the workers’ compensation commissioner (commissioner) in setting the attorney’s fees. We affirm the decision of the board.
*818The following facts and procedural history are relevant to this appeal. On September 27,1993, the plaintiff, James Day, retained the firm to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. SalmonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Davis v. City of NorwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Maciejewski v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Besade v. Interstate Security ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Duni v. United Technologies Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Prioli v. State LibraryConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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- Frantzen v. Davenport ElectricConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
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