Shayna A. Beeksma

The parties sought costs following an interim injunction motion where success was divided.

The applicants claimed substantial indemnity costs of $12,695.50, alleging the respondents engaged in reprehensible conduct by disposing of farm animals.

The respondents claimed partial indemnity costs of $12,452.86, arguing they were largely successful.

The court declined to consider the allegations of missing livestock for the purpose of costs, noting such claims should be addressed through a claim for damages.

Finding that success on the motion was divided relatively equally, the court ordered each party to bear their own costs.

The moving parties, who were the attorneys for property and personal care for their elderly father, brought a motion for an interim order restricting the father from leaving his long-term care facility except for medical appointments.

The responding parties, the other sons, opposed the motion, wishing to take the father on outings.

The court reviewed medical evidence indicating the father had advanced dementia, mobility limitations, and required assistance with daily living.

Finding that the responding parties provided no medical evidence to contradict the treating physician's recommendation, the court granted the order restricting the father's removal from the facility and awarded costs to the moving parties.