Jeschke v. Willis

JACKSON, Judge:

Plaintiff Flint Jeschke appeals the trial court’s award of $10,000 in attorney fees against him, awarded pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 78-27-56 (Supp.1990) and $2,000 in sanctions awarded pursuant to Utah R.Civ. P. 11 against his attorney Robert Hansen. We affirm the award as to Jeschke and reverse as to Hansen.

FACTS

In June 1987, Jeschke brought suit against David T. Willis, a school bus driver, and Granite School District (defendants) for injuries, lost income, and other expenses allegedly resulting from a rear-end collision in October 1985 in which Willis drove into Jeschke’s…