Legal Opinion

Williamson v. Williamson

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 20, 1999No. 22A01-9808-CV-319PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RUCKER, Judge

This appeal arises out of a dispute between two brothers over their father’s estate. When Appellee Donald E. Williamson filed a final accounting and closing statement, his brother, Appellant Robert L. Williamson, objected. The trial court overruled the objection and approved the final accounting. Determining that Robert’s conduct was frivolous, unreasonable, and groundless or that Robert had pursued the matter in bad faith, the trial court also entered an award of attorney’s fees in Donald’s favor. Robert now appeals raising three issues for our review which we consolidate…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Potter v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1871
  2. Matter of Estate of GarwoodIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  3. St. Mary Medical Center v. BakerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Yates-Cobb v. HaysIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. Fall v. MillerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Indiana High School Athletic Ass'n v. SchaferIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Estate of Prickett v. WomersleyIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Inlow v. Ernst & Young, LLPIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002

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