Tanner v. Gilleland

Beasley, Judge.

Tanner, plaintiff below in what evolved from a land line dispute, appeals from the verdict and judgment in favor of defendant Gilleland on his trespass counterclaim, but only to the extent of the attorney fees.

1. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, defendant was granted permission to amend his counterclaim and the pretrial order to add a claim for expenses of litigation and punitive damages. The jury awarded attorney fees but not punitive damages. As appellant, counter-defendant urges in two enumerations that allowing the amendments after plaintiff testified was an abuse of…