Legal Opinion
Lockett v. Hoskins
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 24, 2012No. 49A02-1106-CT-552PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARTEAU, Senior Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Violet M. Lockett appeals the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to Peggy Hoskins a/k/a Peggy J. Smith (“Hoskins”). We reverse.
ISSUE
Lockett raises one issue, which we restate as: whether the trial court erred by awarding attorney’s fees to Hoskins. In addition, Hoskins presents a request for appellate attorney’s fees.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Lockett is Hoskins’ mother, and she lived in a home that she rented from Hos-kins. Hoskins lived in an adjacent home, which was, connected to Lockett’s garage by a breezeway. The breezeway had a…
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