City of Siloam Springs v. La-De, LLC

hThe City of Siloam Springs (the City) appeals from an award of attorney’s fees to appellees, La-De, LLC (s/k/a/ De-La, LLC), Larry Muruaga, and Kathy Murua-ga (the Muruagas), in a judgment arising from a condemnation proceeding. The City argues that the trial court erred as a matter of law by awarding attorney’s fees because it lacked statutory authority to do so, and that the trial court erred by finding that it had assumed state liability 12for an award of fees. This appeal was initially heard by the Arkansas Court of Appeals, which issued an opinion reversing the order of the trial court…