Simon v. York Crane & Rigging Co., Inc.

OPINION

HILL, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment by the Court of Appeals that guardian ad litem fees allowed by the trial court were unreasonable and excessive. Richard U. Simon was appointed guardian ad litem to protect the interests of a minor child in a wrongful death suit. The trial court awarded Simon $25,000 ad litem fees at the trial level and up to $12,000 in additional fees in the event of appeal. The Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion held the amount excessive and that the trial court abused its discretion. It remanded the cause to the trial court to reassess…