David A. Bragg and Rhetta K. Bragg v. Timothy Teslow

Summary

The court vacated the awards of full attorney’s fees because the Braggs’ timber-trespass claim was not so baseless as to support an inference of bad faith, and the superior court clearly erred in finding that the lawsuit was initiated for an improper purpose. It remanded the fee issue for further consideration. The court affirmed denial of relief from the underlying judgment because the attorney’s inexcusable neglect and incompetence did not qualify for relief under Civil Rule 60(b).