Branscum v. State Compensation Insurance Fund

An appeal was taken by both sides from an order of the superior court striking from a previous order, pursuant to section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure, an award of $369.58 costs as against the employer’s insurer, State Compensation Insurance Fund (hereinafter called the Fund), and failing to strike from the same previous order the attorneys’ fee awarded to counsel for the plaintiff.

The record shows that Coy H. Branscum, through his attorneys Lawrence W. Young and Robert L. Young, filed a complaint for personal injuries which had occurred during the course of his employment. He recovered…