Gabbard v. Dennis

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Melissa Lynn Gabbard appeals the trial court's denial of her motion for an award for attorney's fees, costs, and expenses pursuant to Indiana Code § $4-50-1-6 after she had made a timely qualified settlement offer to Gerald Dennis in Dennis' personal injury action against her and a jury had returned a verdict in her favor.

We reverse and remand with instructions.

ISSUE

Whether the trial court erred in denying Gabbard's motion.

FACTS

On August 11, 2000, Dennis filed a complaint alleging that he had suffered injuries in a motor vehicle collision resulting…