Gamble-Skogmo, Inc. v. McNair Realty Co.

PRAY, Chief Judge.

Petition of defendant for allowance of attorney’s fees was submitted under Rule 40(2), together with stipulation of counsel that briefs be filed without necessity of hearing on petition and without plaintiff being required to introduce evidence as to what constitutes a reasonable attorney’s fee for the services of the defendant’s attorneys ; and that the court may rely upon its knowledge of the prevailing fees in this locality, the custom of the court, and any other pertinent information, to determine what fee, if any, should be allowed to the defendant on its said petition.

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