Allstate Insurance v. Jones

ORDER

MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.

This cause is before the court on the motion of the court-appointed guardian ad litem for fees and expenses rendered in this case for a minor defendant. The guardian asks the court to tax these fees against plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company, Inc. and defendants Edward P. and Connie C. Jones. For the reasons that follow, the court concludes that the motion should be granted and that the guardian may recover his fees and expenses as costs from Allstate and that, in turn, Allstate may recover those costs from the Joneses.

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