Parker v. Hensley

625 S.E.2d 182 (2006)

Allen PARKER, Plaintiff,

v.

Brian Keith HENSLEY, Defendant.

No. COA05-299.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 7, 2006.

Braxton H. Bell, Rocky Mount, for plaintiff-appellant.

Poyner and Spruill, LLP, by Randall R. Adams, Rocky Mount, for defendant-appellee.

WYNN, Judge.

"If the trial court elects to award attorney fees, it must also enter findings of fact as to the time and labor expended, skill required, customary fee for like work, and experience or ability of the attorney based on competent evidence." Thorpe v. Perry-Riddick, 144 N.C.App. 567, 572, 551 S.E.2d 852, 856…