Thunberg v. Strause

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The two related issues presented in this case are: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion when it awarded reasonable counsel fees and costs against appellee Thunberg for filing a negligence action against the estate of the person killed by Thunberg’s automobile while it sped uncontrollably in a westward direction in the eastbound lanes of a four-lane highway and (2) whether additional counsel fees and costs may be awarded for the appellate litigation of the trial court’s granting of fees against appellee. For the reasons set forth below, we…