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Informal Opinion No.

New York Attorney General Reports

Decided August 27, 1986Published

1Opinion of the Court

John A. Costa, Esq. Town Attorney, Clarkston

I am writing in response to your request for an Attorney General's opinion as to whether a town may reimburse a litigant for legal fees expended in a suit against the town to recover for services rendered.

As stated in your letter, in 1983 the town board of the Town of Clarkston authorized payment of the sum of $2,105.34 to the secretary of the Clarkston zoning board of appeals for the preparation of certain transcripts required for litigation purposes. The secretary to the zoning board is also employed by the town, on a full time basis, as a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Cahn v. Town of HuntingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  3. Matter of Chapman v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  4. Antonopoulou v. BeameNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. Matter of Mullane v. McKenzieNew York Court of Appeals · 1936

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