Legal Opinion
CANTERBURY NUR. HOME, INC. v. Ala. Health Etc. AG.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 28, 1983No. 81-457PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Montgomery County Circuit Court, denying attorneys' fees to the prevailing party in the suit. The fees were claimed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988.
The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to award attorneys' fees to the appellants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We answer in the affirmative and reverse.
The salient facts are as follows: In July, 1977, Ottis Cook and his wife Virginia Cook (the Cooks) purchased 852 shares of Canterbury Nursing Home, Inc. (Canterbury). Canterbury owned an Assurance of Need, issued by the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Town of Eclectic v. MaysSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Parker v. DowningCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Federation of City Employees v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Lowery v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
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