Jennings v. Hitchens

RIDGELY, Judge.

This is an appeal by Employer-Appellant Robert Jennings (“Employer”) from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board (“Board”) that denied Employer’s application for leave to deposit funds pursuant to 19 Del.C. § 2359 in full satisfaction of an award previously entered pursuant to an agreement between Claimant-Appellee Preston Hitchens (“Claimant”) and the Employer. Employer further appeals the Board’s award of attorney’s fees to Claimant.

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As the result of a compensable industrial accident that rendered Claimant hemiplegic, Claimant and Employer entered into an agreement that…