Nichols v. Main Street Homes, Inc.

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Bonnie and Norman Nichols sued Main Street Homes, Inc. for damage resulting from water run-off after Main Street developed a tract upstream from their home. At trial, the Nicholses were awarded $125,000 in compensatory damages and $54,075.32 in attorney fees and litigation costs. But the trial court partially granted Main Street’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, striking the award of attorney fees and costs. The Nicholses appeal that rul ing. Main Street filed a cross-appeal asserting that the trial court erred in denying its separate motion for new…