Reno v. Maryland Casualty Co.

Plaintiffs instituted this action to recover an attorney’s fee from their client’s employer under section 5(b) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. (111. Rev. Stat. 1959, chap. 48, par. 138.5(b).) They represented Frank Eklund, an employee of defendant Simon J. Carlson & Son, Inc., in his claim for damages against a negligent third party. A settlement was negotiated with the third party’s insurer whereby Eklund was paid $88,902.11 and his employer’s insurer was to be reimbursed for the $8,597.89 it had paid Eklund under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Plaintiffs filed an attorney’s lien for 25%…