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Smith v. University of Nebraska Medical Center

Supreme Court of Nebraska
Mar 6, 1979
276 N.W.2d 86 (Neb. 1979)

Opinion

No. 41915.

Filed March 6, 1979.

Appeal from the Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court. Affirmed in part, and in part reversed and remanded with directions.

David L. Herzog, for appellant.

Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General, and John R. Thompson, for appellee.

Heard before SPENCER, C. J., Pro Tem., BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, CLINTON, BRODKEY, and WHITE, JJ., and KUNS, Retired District Judge.


SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION


Upon motion for rehearing, the opinion previously adopted by this court appearing at 201 Neb. 730, 271 N.W.2d 852, is modified in the following particulars. The last full paragraph and the two sentences immediately preceding it are withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor:

The three-judge compensation court should have awarded the 50 percent penalty as provided in that section and suitable attorney's fees for services rendered both before the one-judge Workmen's Compensation Court and the three-judge court. Harrington v. State, 198 Neb. 4, 251 N.W.2d 653. The cause is remanded for that purpose.

The plaintiff also seeks reasonable attorney's fees for services before this court. The plaintiff is allowed the sum of $750 for the services of her attorney in this court. Reversed and remanded with directions.

AFFIRMED IN PART, AND IN PART REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS.


Summaries of

Smith v. University of Nebraska Medical Center

Supreme Court of Nebraska
Mar 6, 1979
276 N.W.2d 86 (Neb. 1979)
Case details for

Smith v. University of Nebraska Medical Center

Case Details

Full title:BONNIE K. SMITH, APPELLANT, v. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER…

Court:Supreme Court of Nebraska

Date published: Mar 6, 1979

Citations

276 N.W.2d 86 (Neb. 1979)
276 N.W.2d 86

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