Legal Opinion
Free Spirit Aviation, Inc. v. Rutherford Airport Authority
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 3, 2010No. COA09-806PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEER, Judge.
The Rutherford Airport Authority (“the Authority”) and its individual members Rusty Washburn, Alan Guffey, Don Greene, and Phillip Robbins (collectively “defendants”) appeal from the trial court’s order denying their motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-21.5 (2009) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-318.16B (2009). Defendants contend they are entitled to attorneys’ fees under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-21.5 with respect to those claims dismissed at the directed verdict stage because plaintiffs persisted in litigating the claims after they reasonably should have known the…
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