Carter v. Wooley

BARNES, Justice:

The question here is whether the trial court erred in denying Appellant’s motion relating to the payment, by his employer’s workmen’s compensation insurance carrier, Royal-Globe Insurance Company, or Royal Indemnity Company, of an attorney’s fee to his attorney. Appellant and his attorney, or law firm, will hereinafter be referred to as “plaintiff” and “B”, respectively, while the insurance company and its attorney, or law firm, will be referred to as “Royal” and “G”, respectively.

In this appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s order of denial of said…