Cagle Fabricating & Steel, Inc. v. Patterson

The appellee in this workers’ compensation case has moved for attorney’s fees pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 1 l-9-715(b) (1987), based on our opinion of June 23,1993, in which we affirmed the award of workers’ compensation benefits in favor of the appellee. We grant the motion and award attorney s fees in the sum of $500.00 to the appellee.

This case began as a claim for benefits, based on a work-related hernia, which was granted by the Commission. The employer appealed that decision to this Court and, in Cagle I, we affirmed the Commission’s award of benefits to the appellee. Cagle Fabricating…