Villacorta v. Villacorta CA4/3
Estella Villacorta sued for partition by sale of real property she owned jointly with Eugenie Villacorta. The court appointed a referee, Kevin Singer, to oversee the sale of the property and distribution of the proceeds. When those tasks were completed, Singer filed a motion seeking court approval of his fees and costs. The trial court approved the request in part, but refused to award any fees and costs relating to Singer’s retention of an unlicensed contractor to perform repairs on the property.
Estella appeals from the order approving Singer’s fees and costs, arguing (1) the trial court abused its discretion in making the award; (2) the court erred by requiring defendant Dulce Villacorta to pay a portion of Singer’s fees; and (3) Singer committed perjury and fraud in the course of performing his duties as referee.
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