Legal Opinion
Trilon Plaza Co. v. Allstate Leasing Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 1979No. 12672PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge;
Appellants challenge the propriety of an order directing them to pay attorney’s fees of $1,800 to appellee. Appellee moves to dismiss the appeal as untimely. To decide this motion, we must determine whether the appealable order is that dated February 7, 1977, which awarded attorney’s fees, or that dated August 25,1977, which fixed the amount thereof. Concluding that the August 25 order is the appealable one, we deny the motion to dismiss. Finding no abuse of discretion in the award of attorney’s fees, we affirm.
On January 25, Allstate Leasing Corporation (Allstate)…
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