Lowrance v. Horton

OPINION

Daniel S. Lowranee appealed the property division part of the trial court’s judgment dissolving his marriage to Leslie Ann Horton. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment. In its judgment, the court of appeals ordered Daniel S. Lowranee and Richard N. Countiss, jointly and severally, to pay all costs incurred in the appeal. Richard N. Countiss is not a party to the proceeding, but is Lowrance’s appellate counsel. In his Petition for Review, Lowrance’s first issue is that the court of appeals improperly assessed costs against his counsel. We agree.

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