Bryson v. Cort

McCullough, Judge.

Defendant Jonathan Hubert Cort appeals from a judgment of the trial court entered on 5 September 2007 awarding to plaintiff Aloma Coleman Bryson $12,255.00 in attorney’s fees. We will also address plaintiff’s motion filed on 23 May 2008, which requested that sanctions be imposed against defendant’s counsel for filing a frivolous appeal. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the judgment of the trial court and deny plaintiff’s motion for sanctions.

I. Background

On 26 April 2004, plaintiff and defendant were involved in an automobile accident in Charlotte, North Carolina.…