Legal Opinion
Lopez v. K. B. Kennedy Engineering Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 27, 1981No. 4626PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Defendants appeal from a judgment in a workmen’s compensation case in which plaintiff was awarded $18,000.00 for attorney fees. We affirm.
The trial court found:
9. Plaintiff is entitled to reasonable attorneys fees for the services of her attorneys in this action * * *.
As to attorney’s fees * * * the Court finds that no pre-trial settlement offer was made, that the services of two attorneys were reasonably required in preparation and trial of this cause, that E. Ray Phelps utilized 161.1 hours on the case and Warren Reynolds utilized 52.75 hours on the case. The case…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Lovelady v. LoveladySupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- Kipp v. McBeeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Board of Education v. Cuyahoga County Board of RevisionOhio Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Aguilar v. Penasco Independent School District No. 6New Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
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