Verban v. State Industrial Accident Commission

I am unable to concur in all that has been said in the majority opinion concerning the mat ter of procedure, but I do think the conclusion reached therein — that the circuit court had jurisdiction of the cause — is correct.

I dissent from that part of the opinion holding that the circuit court has no authority to direct payment of attorneys’ fees in a lump sum.

Defendant commission contends that the circuit court had no authority to award attorneys’ fees in the sum of $192.50, payable in a lump sum. Plaintiff had a contract with his attorneys that, in the event he recovered more compensation on…