Morgan v. Steiner

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals a judgment of the trial court ordering plaintiff to pay the cost of defendants’ trial expenses. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the trial court’s order in part and reverse in part.

The factual and procedural history of this case is as follows: On 23 November 1999, John Morgan (“decedent”) died as a result of internal injuries sustained in a farm equipment accident. Jerry Morgan (“plaintiff”), decedent’s brother and executor of his estate, filed a complaint for negligence on 20 November 2001, naming the following parties as defendants:…