Legal Opinion
Mayton v. Hiatt's Used Cars, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 19, 1980No. 7918DC141PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is whether G.S. 75-16.1 authorized the trial judge under the circumstances of this case to allow an attorney fee to plaintiff’s attorneys to be taxed as part of the costs and paid by the defendants. We hold that it did not.
G.S. 75-16.1, which was enacted by Section 1 of Ch. 614 of the 1973 Session Laws, effective 18 May 1973, provides as follows:
§ 75-16.1 Attorney fee. — In any suit instituted by a person who alleges that the defendant violated G.S. 75-1.1, the presiding judge may, in his discretion, allow a reasonable attorney fee to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States Retail Credit Association, Incorporated v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Phillips v. ShawSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Johnson v. North Carolina State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Lewis v. . ArchbellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
- Dejay Stores, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
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