Cassady v. Wolf Creek Collieries Employee Burial Fund, Inc.

OPINION

COMBS, Judge:

Monroe Cassady and his attorney, Nelson Sparks (referred to collectively as “Cassady”), appeal an order of the Martin Circuit Court which denied Cassady an award of attorney’s fees. Following our review, we affirm.

During the 1960’s, the Wolf Creek Collieries mining company established a burial fund for its employees. The fund was incorporated as a separate entity in 1990. Employees who chose to participate contributed $52 per year. Upon the death of the participant, the fund would pay $5000 for his funeral expenses. Wolf Creek Collieries eventually went out of business,…