MFA INS. CO. v. CARROLL


687 S.W.2d 553 (1985)

MFA INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Thomas C. CARROLL, and Jack R. Underwood, Jr., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied and Opinion Ordered Published by Supreme Court April 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian E. Kennamer, Stiles & Bowman, Louisville, for appellant.

Thomas C. Carroll, Jack R. Underwood, Jr., Louisville, for appellees.

Before HAYES, Chief Judge, and COOPER and GUDGEL, JJ.


GUDGEL, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Jefferson Circuit Court. The court awarded the attorneys for the plaintiff in a tort action a fee for recovering reimbursement of BRB on behalf of a reparations obligor. Appellant, the insurer, contends that the court erred by finding that appellees are entitled to an award of an attorneys' fee and by awarding an excessive fee. We agree with appellant's first contention. Hence, we reverse the court's...

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