Killingsworth v. Ted Russell Ford, Inc.

OPINION

in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., and JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, JJ., and E. RILEY ANDERSON, Sp.J., joined.

We granted this appeal to determine whether a plaintiff who is successful in an action brought under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, TenmCode Ann. §§ 47-18-101-125 (2001), may be awarded appellate attorney’s fees. We answer that question in the affirmative. We also hold that to recover those fees a plaintiff must indicate to the appellate court that he or she is seeking to recover appellate attorney’s fees. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the Court of…