Wight v. Hughes Livestock Co., Inc.

I concur in the majority’s decision to remand this case to the Workers’ Compensation Court. However, my views are not in complete accordance with the majority.

For the most part, I agree with the majority’s view of the net recovery concept, however, I would have expanded somewhat. The majority frames the question of net recovery as follows: “whether a successful claimant for Workers’ Compensation benefits should be required under the statutes to pay any part of his incurred attorneys fees.” The majority thoroughly discussed the net recovery concept as *118well as the ultimate purpose of Workers’…