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SAARI v. McFARLAND

No. 81-1065.

319 N.W.2d 706 (1982)

Richard J. SAARI, Deceased Employee, Relator, v. Norman W. McFARLAND, et al., Respondents, Wayne Hart, etc., et al., Respondents, State Treasurer, Custodian of the Special Compensation Fund, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robins, Zelle, Larson & Kaplan, John G. Brian, III, and Arnold M. Bellis, St. Paul, for relator.

Ochs, Larson, Klimek & Peterson and Joseph Klimek, Minneapolis, for McFarland, et al.

Gilmore, deLambert, Aafedt, Eustis & Forde, Minneapolis, for Hart, etc., et al.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., and Thomas Lockhart, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for state treasurer.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.

YETKA, Justice.

In this workers' compensation proceeding, the law firm of Robins, Zelle, Larson & Kaplan, retained by Paula Yager on behalf of her minor daughter, Leah Yager, sought dependency compensation for the child from the employer of Richard Saari, the child's father. The compensation judge awarded that compensation and awarded the firm $5,000 in attorney fees, the maximum amount permitted under Minn.Stat. § 176.081, subd. 1 (1980). With his client...

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