Graef v. Hegedus

PARKER, Judge.

Edward Graef, Jr., as Personal Representative of the Estate of Edward Graef (Graef), appeals the trial court’s final judgment awarding attorney’s fees to defendant Dames & Moore, Inc., pursuant to an offer of judgment. Because Dames & Moore’s motion for attorney’s fees was untimely filed, we reverse.

Earlier in this case, Graef appealed the summary judgment entered in favor of Dames & Moore on June 9, 1999, and recorded in the public records on June 17, 1999. This court accepted jurisdiction in that appeal and affirmed the summary judgment on the merits. See Graef v. Dames &…