Chlanda v. Killebrew

Ray Thornton, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s order awarding attorneys’ fees pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 16-22-309 (Repl. 1994) and Ark. R. Civ. P. 11. Appellant Shirley Chlanda and her attorney, appellant Thomas D. Ledbetter, were ordered to pay the amounts of $ 5,000.00 and $ 7,663.93 respectively as partial payment of Lewis Killebrew’s attorney’s fees expended by Mr. Killebrew in defending an action for conversion. Both appellants argue on appeal that the trial court erred in finding that they filed a lawsuit that was not well grounded in fact and could not be supported…