Mason v. Jackson

David Newbern, Justice.

Jody Jackson, the appellee, teaches horseback riding. Kittye Mason, the appellant, is the mother of Lydia Mason who, as a teenager, was a student of Ms. Jackson. Kittye Mason agreed to pay Ms. Jackson $500 to find a 10-year-old gelding, trained as a hunter-jumper, to be purchased for some $10,000 for Lydia Mason. Kittye Mason brought tort and contract claims against Ms. Jackson resulting from dissatisfaction with the horse Ms. Jackson helped her purchase. The Trial Court held in favor of Ms. Jackson and awarded attorney’s fees to her. We affirm the judgment and the fee…