Legal Opinion
JPS Equipment, LLC v. Cooper
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 24, 2016No. 50,506-CAPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, J.
| North End Farms and David F. Cooper, III (“Mr. Cooper”), appeal from a trial court judgment ordering them to pay $8,248.14 for damage to equipment leased from the plaintiff, JPS Equipment, LLC (“JPS”). JPS answered the appeal, contending that the trial court erred in failing to award it attorney fees. We affirm the trial court judgment on the merits. On the issue of attorney fees, we reverse and remand for a determination of a reasonable amount of attorney Lees to be awarded for trial work. We award $1,000 for the appellate work of JPS’s counsel.
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