Davis v. Henley

PEDEN, Justice.

The narrow question presented in this appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion in taxing against the defendants (who had prevailed in the suit) the fee of the guardian ad litem appointed for the minor plaintiff. The trial on the merits resulted in jury findings favorable to the defendants in this personal injury suit. On motion of the guardian ad litem for the minor plaintiff that his fee be taxed against the defendants, the trial judge conducted a hearing and ordered that the fee be taxed against them jointly and severally.

The appellants’ points of error assert…