Legal Opinion
Oscar L. Altman v. Central of Georgia Railway Company Oscar L. Altman v. Central of Georgia Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 19, 1978No. 77-1301, 77-1315PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
Opinion filed by Circuit Judge BAZELON, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
Opinion filed by Circuit Judge McGOWAN, concurring in the result.
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
The subject of this appeal concerns the alleged inadequacy of the attorney’s fees awarded in district court for legal services rendered in the course of litigating a shareholders’ suit which this court held in Altman v. Central of Georgia Railway Co., 176 U.S.App.D.C. 326, 540 F.2d 1105 (1976) had caused Central Railway of Georgia (Railway) to pay a dividend on…
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