Audubon Parking Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Barclay & Stubbs, Inc.

The defendants1 appeal from the judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff has cross appealed claiming that the trial court improperly denied its request for costs and attorney’s fees.2

The plaintiff brought an action against the defendants for breach of a commercial lease, and the defendants filed a counterclaim. The trial commenced on May 15,1990, and after two days of jury selection the parties reported to the trial judge that the matter had been settled for $50,000 with an exchange of releases between the parties. The court asked the parties if they fully understood and…