Legal Opinion
Keith v. Howerton
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 28, 2004PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · FranksHerschel Pickens Franks, P.J.
in which D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., and HOWELL N. PEOPLES, Sp.J., joined.
The Trial Court awarded plaintiffs’ attorneys fees pursuant to the Consumer Protection Act. On appeal we modify by increasing the award of fees.
The issue before us is whether the Trial Court abused its discretion in its award of attorney fees to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs had prevailed in a Consumer Protection Act claim.
Pertinent to this issue is the history of this case. This is the third appeal of the case which began in 1998 alleging a violation of the Consumer Protection Act. Upon the second remand, the Trial…
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