Brown v. Millsap

WYNN, Judge.

This appeal arises from the trial court’s determination that Plaintiff, Scottie Nobles, was not entitled to recover attorneys’ fees under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-21.1 (2001) because the judgment obtained exceeded $10,000.00. Plaintiff contends the trial court erroneously included the costs and prejudgment interest in its calculation of the “judgment obtained.” For the reasons stated in Sowell v. Clark, 151 N.C. App. 723, 567 S.E.2d 200 (2002), we agree with Plaintiff.

The underlying facts show that Plaintiff brought a personal injury action and obtained a jury verdict of $9,500.00.…