Bilaver v. Bilaver CA2/3
This appeal challenges the propriety of a cost bill that totals less than $2,000. The action arose from a dispute between brothers Ivan and Davor Bilaver over the ownership of certain real property. During the course of the litigation, the court ordered the Estate of Marija Bilaver (the Estate) joined as an indispensable party. Following a bench trial, the court entered judgment, and awarded costs of suit, in favor of Ivan and the Estate.
Davor purported to appeal from both the judgment and the Estate’s cost bill. In ruling on Ivan and the Estate’s motion to dismiss the appeal, we found the notice of appeal was untimely as to the judgment but timely as to the challenge to the order awarding costs. Thus, we ordered Davor to limit his arguments to the order awarding the Estate its costs. We dismiss the appeal to the judgment; and, finding no error, we affirm the order awarding the Estate its costs.
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