Legal Opinion
Lincoln Loan Service, Inc. v. Motor Credit Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 20, 1951No. 1099PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
This cause involved judgment entered in favor of a garnishee after trial on a traverse to the garnishee’s answer.. On August 29, 1951, 83 A.2d 230, we affirmed the judgment and the garnishee has now moved for the allowance of an attorney’s fee for services rendered in this court. The basis of the motion is-Code 1940, § 16-317, which provides: “ * * * in all such cases where judgments shall be entered for' the garnishee the plaintiff shall be adjudged to pay to the garnishee, in addition to the taxed costs, a reasonable counsel fee.”
The motion is opposed on the ground that the language of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Maddrix v. DizeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1946
- Lincoln Loan Service, Inc. v. Motor Credit Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- Heitmuller v. BerkowCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
3Cited by5 opinions
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