Foxley Cattle Co. v. Midwest Soya International, Inc.

Midwest Soya appeals the district court’s order awarding a receiver appellate attorney fees. It maintains the district court erred in awarding appellate attorney fees as costs in the absence of an express statutory provision or written agreement authorizing such an award. The receiver contends the award of appellate attorney fees was properly made pursuant to several statutory provisions, a settlement agreement providing that any fees of the receiver or his attorney be paid by appellants, and the district court’s order authorizing the receiver to employ an attorney. We affirm.

I. Factual…