HONEY v. STOLTZE LAND AND LUMBER CO.

No. 88-492.

769 P.2d 42 (1989)

Eugene J. HONEY, Claimant and Appellant, v. STOLTZE LAND AND LUMBER COMPANY, Employer and Respondent, and Stoltze Land and Lumber Company, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Bell, Bell, Corn & Bell, P.C., Hamilton, for appellant.

Alan L. Joscelyn, Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman, Helena, for respondent.


HARRISON, Justice.

This appeal arises from the decision of the Workers' Compensation Court limiting claimant's attorney's fees to the contingent fee agreement without considering the time records and affidavit of his counsel. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

On February 10, 1984, Eugene Honey sustained a compensable injury. By order dated July 29, 1988, the Worker's Compensation Court determined claimant was entitled to 50 weeks of permanent...

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