Legal Opinion
Stathus v. Horst
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 14, 2003No. 02-0543PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEDEMEYER, PJ.
¶ 1. James H. Horst and Georgia J. Edwards appeal from an amended judgment entered after we remanded their case following the first appeal. Horst and Edwards contend that the trial court erred at remand in trebling the damages and in its award of attorney's fees. Because the trial court did not erroneously exercise its discretion in awarding treble damages, we affirm. But, because it erroneously exercised its discretion in awarding attorney's fees, we reverse and remand with directions.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2. This is the second appeal in this matter. After a bench trial, the trial court…
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