Land v. Newsome

OPINION OF THE COURT

This a workmen’s compensation case in which the Special Fund disputes the validity of an attorney fee award by the Workmen’s Compensation Board.

Respondent Kelsey E. Friend, attorney for Delmon Newsome, the workmen’s compensation claimant, filed a motion for attorney fees with the Workmen’s Compensation Board after all weekly benefits had been paid out. The Board granted the motion and ordered the Special Fund to pay the fee in the amount of $5,000.00. The Special Fund, however, held none of the claimant’s money from which to pay the attorney fee, having already paid to…