Herndon v. Albuquerque Public Schools

OPINION

PAYNE, Justice.

Petitioner Mary Herndon seeks certiorari for the purpose of reviewing the decision of the Court of Appeals denying her request for attorney’s fees incurred during the appeal of this case.

The trial court awarded petitioner $37,-500 on her workman’s compensation claim and $3,800 in attorney’s fees. This award was appealed by her employer, Albuquerque Public Schools. Albuquerque Public Schools filed a brief of some thirty-three pages raising three major points for reversal. Petitioner, through her attorney, responded with an answer brief of thirty-eight pages responding to…