Beaverton School District 48J v. Ward

Defendants, David Ward, Hal Ward, and Ward Properties, LLC (collectively, the Wards), appeal a supplemental judgment awarding them attorney fees in an amount less than they requested. Plaintiff, Beaverton School District (the school district), condemned the Wards’ property through the exercise of its powers of eminent domain. Although the parties disputed the valuation of the condemned property, they eventually settled the case after an offer to compromise. The offer left determination of attorney fees to the court. The court awarded the Wards’ fees in a supplemental judgment. They appeal,…