This was a costs endorsement following an order requiring the respondent to vacate property occupied without entitlement.
The court held that substantial indemnity costs were warranted because the respondent delayed the proceeding through adjournments, changes in counsel, repudiation of a negotiated settlement, and meritless positions, including an unproven will relating to different lands.
The court also relied on written settlement offers under Rule 49.13 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
Full disbursements of $4,383.82 and substantial indemnity fees of $20,000 were awarded, for total costs of $24,383.82.
