Court Opinion

ID: 9613076
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 04:13:59.774509+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:03:24.903707
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ON REHEARING
HOWE, Justice:
The Petition for Rehearing is denied, but the opinion of the Court is modified to provide that upon remand to the trial court, Stevenson shall be afforded the opportunity to present evidence that Highland is not legally entitled to attorney’s fees either because the $10,300.78 paid Highland on December 19, 1977, was not past due, or that Stevenson had legal justification for not paying it before the commencement of the action.
HALL, C. J., OAKS, J., and THORNLEY K. SWAN, Retired District Judge, concur.
STEWART, J., having disqualified himself, does not participate herein; SWAN, Retired District Judge, sat.
MAUGHAN, J., heard the arguments but died before the opinion was filed.