Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Wilson
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 1990No. 19137PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEELY, Chief Justice:
The plaintiff appeals the entry of summary judgment against him in this action against his former attorney to recover allegedly excessive legal fees in several workers’ compensation claims.
Several decades ago, the plaintiff, Roy Hicks, was injured while serving in the armed forces. The Veterans Administration determined that Mr. Hicks had suffered a 40% permanent disability and made him an appropriate disability award. In 1959, Mr. Hicks was injured while an employee of Logan Concrete Industries. He was awarded a 7% permanent partial disability for that injury, raised to…
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