Tucker V. Toia
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order and judgment reversed, without costs, and motion denied. Memorandum: We reverse the order and judgment of Special Term awarding plaintiffs an extra allowance of $3,000 for attorney’s fees under CPLR 8303 (subd [a], par 2). The general rule with respect to attorneys’ fees is that such fees are normally a nonrecoverable item (Piaget Watch Corp. v Audemars Piguet & Co., 35 AD2d 920) and that in the absence of contractual or statutory liability, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in litigating a claim, aside from the usual court costs, are not recoverable as an item of *827damages (City of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Abbott v. Page Airways, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Tucker v. ToiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Klein v. SharpAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Northern Structures, Inc. v. Union BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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