Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. Carlin
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 24, 2004No. 22A01-0402-CV-95PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRONE, Judge.
Case Summary
Appellant-defendant Roy Shepherd appeals the trial court's award of $1.00 in attorney's fees, costs, and expenses pursuant to Indiana Code Section 34-50-1-6. We reverse and remand.
Issue
We restate the issue Shepherd presents as whether a trial court has discretion to enter a nominal award of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses under Indiana Code Section 34-50-1-6.
Facts and Procedural History
On November 29, 2001, appellee-plaintiff Sarah H. Carlin filed suit against Shepherd. On April 21, 2003, Shepherd mailed the following qualified offer of settlement to…
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