Lowder on Behalf of Doby v. Doby

EAGLES, Judge.

This appeal essentially involves two issues. First, did the trial court err in charging plaintiffs with defendants’ attorneys fees under G.S. 55-55(e)? Second, even if attorney fees may be charged against plaintiffs here under G.S. 55-55(e), did the trial court err by setting attorney fees in unreasonable amounts and in apportioning some, of the defendants’ attorneys fees among the five actions? For the reasons stated, we affirm the trial court.

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G.S. 55-55 sets forth two distinct standards for awarding attorney fees to successful litigants and taxing unsuccessful litigants with…