Chalmers v. OREGON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

Plaintiffs’ attorneys have filed a petition for allowance of attorney fees under OB.S 743.114. That statute provides that in an action upon a policy of insurance in which plaintiffs’ recovery exceeds the amount of any tender, a reasonable amount shall be allowed as attorney fees both on trial and on appeal.

Plaintiffs’ petition states that “[t]he fee arrangement between the plaintiff-appellants and their attorneys was on a contingent fee based upon the allowance of attorney fees under statute on suits involving insurance contracts.” Neither the percentage of the contingent fee arrangement nor…