Schultz v. Darlington Mutual Insurance

HEFFERNAN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of *650appeals reversing in part an order of the circuit court for Lafayette county, William D. Johnston, Judge, which imposed plaintiffs' costs and Lafayette county's costs upon mistrial against defendant's attorney, Carroll Metzner.1 The issue before this court is whether the court of appeals correctly determined that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in awarding plaintiffs' costs and Lafayette county's costs against Attorney Metzner. We conclude that the circuit court's exercise of discretion…