Commercial Finance, Ltd. v. American Resources, Ltd.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, C.J.

On June 18, 1984 the lower court entered a judgment upon the jury’s special verdict in favor of defendants American Resources, Limited (AR), Michael F. McCarthy, Carl J. Bernhardt, and Clifford N. Gamble, Sr. On October 15, 1984 the lower court denied the motion for new trial filed by plaintiff Commercial Finance, Limited (CF), and ordered CF to pay attorney fees in excess of 40 percent of the amount claimed by CF and costs to AR, McCarthy, Bernhardt, and Gamble. CF appealed.

On July 24, 1986 we severed CFs appeal into two completely separate and independent…