Equitable Trust Co. v. Lyle

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

This appeal arises from a suit between the parties, appellant, Equitable Trust Company, and appellees, John Drew Roland, Mi-ladie Fraser, et al., however, no question on the merits of the case is before us for appellate review. The sole point of error is whether attorney’s fees were properly awarded by the trial court to attorneys for two appellees in the litigation. The court granted attorney’s fees following a contempt hearing ancillary to the main case.

We find the award of attorney’s fees in the contempt proceeding to be unauthorized. The judgment of the district…