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Warren v. Baptist Medical Center-Montclair
Citations: 642 So. 2d 476; 1993 Ala. Civ. App. LEXIS 500; 1993 WL 496009Docket: AV92000558
Court: Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama; December 2, 1993; Alabama; State Appellate Court
An appeal was made concerning the denial of an attorney fee request from a fund designated for medical expenses related to a workmen’s compensation injury. The trial court's judgment was upheld, referencing the precedent set in Reynolds v. First Alabama Bank of Montgomery, N.A., which established that in Alabama, attorney's fees can only be recovered if authorized by statute, specified in a contract, or based on special equity. The court found that none of these conditions were met in this case. The ruling was affirmed with concurrence from Judges Thigpen and Yates.