Legal Opinion
Young v. Northern Terminals, Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 5, 1974No. 24-73PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
This is an appeal taken by both plaintiffs and defendant from a judgment of the Rutland County Court which awarded plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees in the amount of $2,000.00 and their cost of action.
The subject matter of this appeal involves the determination of reasonable attorney’s fees by nature of a note which reads in part: “the maker will pay ... a reasonable attorney’s fee... as well as other costs of collection.”
The matter at issue is the claim for this fee collected through litigation. The attorneys for the plaintiffs are the real parties in interest. Their client, the named plaintiffs,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Platt v. ShieldsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1923
- Brooks v. BrooksSupreme Court of Vermont · 1973
- Vilas v. DownerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1849
- Graham v. Dubuque Specialty Machine WorksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Young v. Northern Terminals, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1972
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bruntaeger v. ZellerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
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- Milligan v. MilliganSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- Ely v. ElySupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- Fine Foods, Inc. v. DahlinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
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