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LANGFORD v. LIBERTY MUT. INS. CO.

854 S.W.2d 100 (1993)

Tina LANGFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Hartsville Convalescent Center, Inc., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

May 10, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Guy Holliman, Frank D. Farrar, Farrar & Holliman, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this workers' compensation appeal, we are presented with a question of first impression — whether medical expenses awarded by a trial court are a part of the "recovery or award" under Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-226(a) (1991) and, therefore, subject to attorneys' fees. The trial court held, as a matter of law, that attorneys' fees could not be assessed against a judgment for medical expenses. We disagree and conclude...

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