Legal Opinion
Smith v. Smythe-Cramer Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1985No. 83-3466PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellants appeal from the order of the district court assessing against them their opponents’ attorneys fees after granting a directed verdict to defendants-appellees. This case requires us to review the standards for awarding attorneys fees to prevailing defendants in actions to enforce civil rights laws.
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Plaintiffs, Dr. William and Mrs. Betty Smith, a black couple, brought this fair housing action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982 and Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants Smythe-Cramer…
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