Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America v. Club 167, Inc.

Defendants appeal from an order of the District Court, Dakota County, awarding attorneys fees and disbursements to Hyman Edelman as attorney for plaintiffs under the “substantial benefit” exception to the rule against reimbursement of litigation costs. We affirm.

This appeal marks the culmination of a continued dispute over the ownership and control of funds in the possession of Club 167, Inc. This controversy was finally settled by the parties herein so that the funds, after payment of an obligation of Local 167, would be disbursed for charitable purposes and in accordance with the…