Furman v. Second Injury Fund

Donald L.Corbin, Justice.

Appellant Ronnie Furman prevailed in an appeal against the Second Injury Fund for workers’ compensation benefits, which had been denied him by the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission in Second Injury Fund v. Furman, 60 Ark. App. 237, 961 S.W.2d 787 (1998). Furman subsequently petitioned the Arkansas Court of Appeals for attorney’s fees for prevailing in his appeal. The court of appeals, in a tie vote (6 to 6), denied Furman’s motion for attorney’s fees. Second Injury Fund v. Furman, 62 Ark. App. 194, 972 S.W.2d 255 (1998). We granted the petition to review the…