Johnson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

WICKERSHAM, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellants’ “Petition to Modify Minor’s Compromise Settlement” regarding the amount and manner of payment of attorneys’ fees. We reverse the order of the lower court and remand the case for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

*627On January 14, 1974, Stephen M. Johnson, (“the minor”) was struck by a truck owned by defendant Sears, Roebuck and Company and driven by defendant John Herron. Stephen Johnson, age eleven, sustained severe personal injuries and was rendered comatose as a result of the accident.1

Suit was filed on December 19,…