Legal Opinion
International Dairy Queen, Inc. v. Matthews
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 22, 2004No. 09-03-067 CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID B. GAULTNEY, Justice.
Appellants International Dairy Queen, Inc. and American Dairy Queen Corporation appeal a $63,770 award of attorney ad litem fees in a personal injury case. Appellants argue the evidence is insufficient to support the fee award and the fee award is grossly excessive as a matter of law. They claim credit for $41,500 in fees paid by other defendants.
Replacing another appointed attorney, the attorney ad litem for the minor child was appointed on May 1, 2002. The attorney ad litem attended a mediation on May 8, 2002, after which four of the remaining six…
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