Legal Opinion
Fischer v. Saga Corp.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 9, 1993No. C3-92-2542PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
We affirm in part and reverse in part a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals relating to attorney fees.
In December 1988 employee Tammy R. Fischer filed a claim for compensation benefits. The compensation judge awarded medical expenses (while denying benefits) but declined to award Roraff fees because there was “no evidentiary basis” for doing so. See Roraff v. State, Department of Transportation, 288 N.W.2d 15 (Minn.1980); Minn.Stat. § 176.135, subd. 1. The compensation judge noted that the employee’s attorney had announced an intention at the beginning of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Roraff v. State, Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Westendorf v. Campbell Soup Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Fischer v. Saga Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
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