Legal Opinion
State ex rel. New Mexico State Highway & Transportation Department v. Baca
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 2, 1993No. 13654PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
This ease involves the circumstances under which a district court may award attorney fees as an exception to the usual “American Rule,” pursuant to which the parties to litigation bear their own attorney fees. The district court awarded over $86,000 in fees and costs to the attorneys for a state employee (Baca). Baca was fired from his job by the State Highway Department and was reinstated after an administrative hearing by the State Personnel Board. The Highway Department twice appealed Baca’s reinstatement to the district court. On the first appeal the district court…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. New Mexico State Highway & Transportation Department v. BacaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
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