Legal Opinion
Stratos v. Department of Public Welfare
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 31, 1982PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
Both parties appeal from an award, by a Superior Court judge, of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1976). The Department of Public Welfare (department) contends that no fee was warranted, and the plaintiff seeks a higher fee. We conclude that the judge was correct in his decision to award an attorney’s fee. We remand the case for further consideration by the judge of the proper fee for trial and appellate work by the plaintiff’s counsel.
We begin by summarizing the case from which the plaintiff’s fee claim arose. The plaintiff, Michael Stratos, applied to the department for aid in the…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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