Kristin L. Rowedder, as Conservator of Gary Kral v. Michael Anderson, Richard F. Rosener, Mark Helkenn, Raymond Helkenn, Mccord Insurance & Real Estate Corp., Roger Preul, and Berneil Preul

WIGGINS, Justice.

Parties seek further review of a court of appeals decision affirming a district court order awarding $1000 in sanctions against plaintiffs counsel and making the sanctions payable to the Crawford County Jury and Witness Fund. We conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in fixing the amount of the sanction. We also conclude, however, the court abused its discretion in making the sanction payable to the jury and witness fund. Given the preference in our rule toward compensating victims, on remand the district court should enter an order requiring the sanction be…