Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Town of Huntington
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 18, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action, inter alia, for a judgment declaring a town resolution unconstitutional and for an award of counsel fees pursuant to 42 USC § 1988, the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Jones, J.), dated January 7, 1985, which, after a hearing, granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss their severed cause of action for an award of counsel fees.
Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, with costs, motion denied, judgment awarded to plaintiffs on the issue of liability and matter remitted to the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for a hearing on the issue of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Northcross v. Memphis Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rahmey v. BlumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Johnson v. BlumNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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