Tinsley v. City of St. Petersburg

ALDERMAN, Justice.

This cause is before us on petition for writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) which affirms the order of the Judge of Industrial Claims (JIC) awarding petitioner’s attorney a fee in the amount of $17,500. The sole question for our consideration is whether the JIC erred when, after determining that a fair and reasonable fee was $22,500, he reduced the fee to $17,500 on the grounds that- such was required by the IRC's holding in Volpe v. Sirozotti & Natale Nobili Construction Company, IRC 2-3171 (1977). We hold that the JIC did…