Bruno's, Inc. v. Killingsworth

I agree with the contention of the employer in this case that the trial court miscalculated the attorney fees. I therefore dissent with respect to that issue. I concur in the main opinion insofar as it relates to the other issues raised.

Section 25-5-90(a), Ala. Code 1975, states, in part, that attorney fees shall not exceed "15 percent of the compensation awarded or paid." An understanding of the meaning of the terms "awarded" and "paid" requires that those terms be read in parimateria with the other provisions of § 25-5-90(a). That subsection states, in part:

"[T]he judge, upon the hearing of…