PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND v. HOLCOMB

No. 49A05-1207-CC-340.

998 N.E.2d 989 (2013)

INDIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND, Appellant-Respondent, v. Judy HOLCOMB, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mable Louis Cochran, Deceased, Appellee-Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

November 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Cline , Lewis Wagner, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Robert W. Johnson , Johnson Jensen LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Amicus Curae, ITLA.

George C. Gray , Daniel L. Robinson , Gray Robinson Ryan & Fox, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

MAY, Judge.

The Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund ("the Fund") appeals an order in this adult wrongful death action awarding Judy Holcomb, as personal representative of the estate of Mable Louise Cochran ("the Estate"), $50,440.00 in attorney fees to be paid by the Fund. The Fund argues on appeal the amount of fees exceeds that permitted by Ind.Code § 34-18-18-1, which provides: "When a plaintiff...

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