State Ex Rel. Ingram v. All American Assurance Co.

CLARK, Judge.

This appeal raises the single issue of whether the trial court had the authority to order respondent “AAA” to pay attorney’s fees and expenses to petitioner, counsel of record for “AAA,” for services rendered in rehabilitation proceedings under G.S. 58-155.2 et seq.

Rehabilitation for insurance companies threatened by insolvency under G.S. 58-155.2 et seq. is a purely statutory procedure. The statutes confer no specific power upon the superior court to appoint counsel for the insurer or to award counsel fees to an attorney for the insurer during rehabilitation. The applicable…