Hamilton v. Huggins

This appeal centers around an award of attorney fees in a partition action. We reverse that portion of the decision taxing the appellant, Rosalind Ramberg Huggins, with attorney fees and costs incurred which were not for the common benefit.

Ingwald Ramberg was married twice and had three children. Rosalind Ramberg Huggins and Roland Ramberg were offspring of Ingwald Ramberg's marriage to Jacquelene S. Ramberg, now Siegel. After divorcing Jacquelene, Ingwald Ramberg married Elinor Ramberg and they had a son, Sterling Ramberg. Prior to his death, Ingwald established a number of trusts.

One of…