Trapp v. Sagle Volunteer Fire Department

BAKES, Chief Judge.

Claimant Agnes L. Trapp appeals from an order of the Industrial Commission denying her claim for attorney fees against the State Insurance Fund. Trapp claims attorney fees under I.C. § 72-804, arguing that the State Insurance Fund contested her claim for compensation “without reasonable ground.” The Industrial Commission denied her claim for attorney fees, finding that the State Insurance Fund did not defend the case unreasonably. We affirm.

The claimant was a volunteer member of the Sagle Fire Department who had been solicited by the fire department to take an Emergency…