Legal Opinion
COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. Smith
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 23, 1992No. 1928 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYER, Judge.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County which ordered DOT to reimburse appellee Samuel Smith $650.00 in counsel fees and costs he incurred in appealing what DOT conceded to be the erroneous revocation of Smith’s driver’s license. Although we understand completely what motivated the trial court to impose this sanction and for that reason might be tempted to affirm, we must conclude that the award of counsel fees, like DOT’S original action in revoking Smith’s license, is contrary to the governing…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Santoro v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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