Balehi Marine, Inc. v. Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark

I dissent from the amount awarded by the majority as a penalty attorney fee for the appeals in this case. In all other respects, I agree with the majority opinion.

In Burgess v. City of Baton Rouge, 477 So.2d 143, 147 (La.App. 1st Cir.1985), this panel of this court observed as follows:

An increase in attorney’s fees for services rendered on appeal is usually awarded when the defendant appeals and obtains no relief, and when the plaintiff requests it in accordance with proper appellate procedure. The basis for awarding additional attorney’s fees is that the litigant successful at the trial…