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` àà ¸ àThe€employee€or€claimant,€Summers,€was€fifty„four€years€old€at€theÏtime€of€the€trial.€€He€had€worked€for€the€employer,€Knoxville€Utilities€District,Ïsince€1965.€€On€June€2,€1993,€he€suffered€a€compensable€neck€injury,€whichÏinjury€was€superimposed€upon€three€prior€disabilities,€none€of€which€entitledÏhim€to€an€award€of€workers'€compensation€benefits.€€As€a€result€of€theÏcompensable€injury,€for€which€the€chancellor€found€him€to€be€thirty€percentÏpermanently€disabled,€combined€with€the€pre„existing€physical€disabilities,€theÏclaimant€is€permanently€and€totally€disabled.Ìà ` àà ¸ àThe€trial€judge€so€found€and,€as€required€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïsection€50„6„208(a)(1)ÑÈÑ׃ ×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×,€apportioned€the€award€thirty€percent€to€the€employerÐ Þ,.(3 Ðand€seventy€percent€to€the€Second€Injury€Fund,€to€age€65.€€The€employerÐ .Ï)5 Ðcontends,€by€its€first€issue,€that€its€liability€should€be€limited€to€thirty€percent€theÏfirst€400€weeks€of€benefits.Ìà ` àà ¸ àWhile€this€appeal€was€pending,€our€Supreme€Court€released€itsÏopinions€in€òòBomely€v.€Mid„America€Corp.óó,€____€€S.W.2d€€_____€(Tenn.€1998)Ð c ³ Ðand€òòLove€v.€American€Olean€Tile€Co.óó,€_____€€S.W.2d€€_____€(Tenn.€1998),Ð  T  Ðwherein€it€held,€among€other€things,€that€the€400€week€maximum,€applicable€toÏpermanent€partial€disability€benefits,€has€no€application€in€cases€of€permanentÏtotal€disability.€€Thus,€the€chancellor€did€not€err€in€his€apportionment€of€benefitsÏbetween€the€employer€and€the€Second€Injury€Fund.Ìà ` àà ¸ àThe€second€issue€is€also€resolved€in€favor€of€the€Second€InjuryÏFund.€€The€above€statute€provides€no€liability€upon€the€fund€until€"afterÏcompletion€of€the€payments"€for€which€the€employer€is€liable;€and€the€Workers'ÏCompensation€Act€provides€that€if€the€injured€worker€dies€from€some€causeÏother€than€the€compensable€injury,€benefits€are€terminated.€€T.C.A.€50„6„¼207(4)(A)(iv).€€Where€liability€is€apportioned€to€the€Second€Injury€Fund,€theÏpayments€by€the€Fund€do€not€begin€until€after€completion€of€the€payments€byÏthe€employer.€€T.C.A.€50„6„208(a)(1).€€The€obligation€of€the€Fund€is€notÏconcurrent€with€that€of€the€employer.€€òòSmith€v.€Liberty€Mut.€Ins.€Co.óó,€762€Ð "Q& ÐS.W.2d€€883,€885€(Tenn.€1988).€€Thus,€the€chancellor€did€not€err€in€holding€theÏemployer€liable€for€all€disability€benefits€which€had€accrued€at€the€time€of€theÏemployee's€death.Ìà ` àà ¸ àThe€third€issue,€questioning€the€chancellor's€refusal€to€require€aÏremittitur€of€a€portion€of€previously€awarded€attorney's€fees€because€of€theÏemployee's€death,€appears€to€be€one€of€first€impression.€€An€attorney's€fee€forÏrepresenting€an€employee€for€the€purpose€of€recovering€workers'€compensationÏbenefits€may€not€exceed€twenty€percent€of€the€amount€of€recovery€or€awardÏobtained€on€behalf€of€the€employee,€must€be€paid€by€the€party€who€employs€theÏattorney,€and€is€subject€to€court€approval.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€section€50„6„226(a);ÏòòHonaker€v.€Kingsport€Press,€Inc.óó,€659€€S.W.2d€€22€(Tenn.€1983).€€An€attorneyÐ ¼4 0> Ðwho€charges€more€than€twenty€percent€is€subject€to€disbarment€and€must€forfeitÏdouble€the€amount€retained€by€him€to€the€injured€person.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïsection€50„6„226(b).€€The€courts€may€allow€fees€of€less€than€twenty€percent,Ð Ÿ9ï4D Ðdepending€upon€what€is€reasonable€under€the€circumstances.€€òòPerdue€v.€GreenÐ ° ÐBranch€Mining€Co.,€Inc.óó,€837€€S.W.2d€€56€(Tenn.€1992).€€Attorney€fees€may€beÐ Q¡ Ðcommuted€to€a€lump€sum.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€section€50„6„229(a);€òòModine€Mfg.Ð òB ÐCo.€v.€Pattersonóó,€876€€S.W.2d€€293€(Tenn.€1993).€€Attorneys'€fees€in€contestedÐ “ ã Ðcases€of€permanent€total€disability€are€calculated€upon€the€first€four€hundredÏweeks€of€disability€only.€€T.C.A.€50„6„207(4)(A)(iii).Ìà ` àà ¸ àIn€the€present€case,€the€chancellor,€at€the€conclusion€of€the€trial€andÏbefore€the€claimant's€untimely€death,€had€approved€a€fee€based€on€twentyÏpercent€of€the€first€four€hundred€weeks€of€the€award,€commuted€to€a€lump€sum.€ÏAfter€the€death€of€the€claimant,€the€employer€moved€for€a€reduction,€which€wasÏdenied.€€The€employer€contends€such€denial€was€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€AbuseÏof€discretion€has€been€defined€as€"a€conclusion€that€was€clearly€against€logic€(orÏreason)€and€not€justified."€€òòFoster€v.€Amcon€Intern.,€Inc.óó,€621€€S.W.2d€€142,€145Ð  \ Ð(Tenn.€1981).Ìà ` àà ¸ àWe€have€not€been€cited€to€any€authority€which€persuades€us€that€theÏchancellor's€decision,€under€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€was€an€abuse€ofÏdiscretion;€and€we€would€hold€that€the€attorney's€right€to€a€fee€became€vestedÏwhen€the€award€was€made€and€that€the€death€of€the€employee€did€not€impair€theÏright€of€his€attorney€to€the€payment€of€his€fee€out€of€the€award€rather€than€theÏrecovery.€€An€attorney's€fee€should€be€based€on€the€facts€as€to€his€services€in€theÏcase€as€of€the€time€the€services€were€rendered,€and€should€not€be€at€the€mercyÏof€subsequent€or€collateral€events€over€which€the€attorney€has€no€control.€ÏArthur€Larson,€"Effect€of€subsequent€events€on€fees€award,"€òòWorkmen'sÐ &*v%0 ÐCompensation€Lawóó,€section€83.13(i),€p.€15„1401.Ó {À€ÓÐ Ç+'2 Ðà ` àà ¸ àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€accordingly€affirmed.€€Costs€onÏappeal€are€taxed€to€the€defendant„appellant¹Ó  ÓÓ<(ÿÿ ` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#ÿÿŒX<Ó__________________Ó {ÀÓÌÓ  Ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à @ àà @ àà @ àà @ 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