Lettenmaier v. Lube Connection, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

CONLEY, JAD..

In this special civil part consumer fraud action plaintiff obtained a judgment for $9,240.00, representing her actual damages plus treble damages. In addition, and as part of plaintiffs award under the Consumer Fraud Act, plaintiff sought counsel fees, which, at the time of her motion for reconsideration, totalled $35,686.00. Plaintiffs request for counsel fees over the jurisdictional limit of $10,000.00 was denied. She, thus, was awarded $760.00 for counsel fees, the difference between her $9,240.00 actual and trebled damages and the…