Hough v. Hough

OPALA, V.C.J.,

dissenting in part.

T1 The court reverses today the trial court's counsel-fee award to the special master and denies his appeal-related attorney's fee quest. I agree with the court's pronouncement insofar as it rejects the notion that the provisions of 48 0.S8.2001 § 110(D) are invocable here to support the special master's claim for a counsel-fee award. I disagree that the fee award is not sustainable by another legislative source. The provisions of 12 0.8.2001 § 9861 authorize an allowance of attorney's fee in an action to recover "for services." A special master's claim for…