Legal Opinion
Joseph v. Ruffo
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The judgment appealed from and the order of the Appellate Division brought up for review should be affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the memorandum decision of the Appellate Division (101 AD2d 664).
We would but add that insofar as the decision of the Appellate Division may be interpreted to suggest that plaintiff’s award for attorneys’ fees should be reduced because he did not succeed on his Federal claim, such a ruling would be erroneous. The decision in Hensley v Eckerhart (461 US 424, 435) makes it clear that under the circumstances presented here…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Joseph v. RuffoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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