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WRIGHT v. MURRAY

No. COA07-100.

651 S.E.2d 913 (2007)

Gurpreet Kaur WRIGHT, Plaintiff, v. James Clarence MURRAY, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 6, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Gregory Stott, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellee.

McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, PLLC, by Mary M. Webb, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

Larcade, Heiskell & Askew, PLLC, by Christopher N. Heiskell and Roger A. Askew, Raleigh, for North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, amicus curiae.

WYNN, Judge.

In North Carolina, when a plaintiff recovers ten thousand dollars or less in a personal injury suit, the trial court may allow a reasonable fee to the plaintiff's attorney "upon a finding by the court that there was an unwarranted refusal by the defendant insurance company to pay the claim which constitutes the basis of such suit."1 Here, the defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering $25,000 in...

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