Legal Opinion
Charles N. Schwarz, Jr. v. Harry Folloder, Alexander Grant & Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1985No. 83-2743PublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This case presents us with the anomalous situation of a defendant appealing from a dismissal with prejudice against the plaintiffs. Despite its apparent success on the merits, the appellant — Alexander Grant & Company, a national partnership of certified accountants — disagrees with two aspects of the district court’s disposition: first, it argues that the district court improperly refused to enter “judgment” in its favor, thereby denying it both “prevailing party” status and the accompanying award of costs; second, it argues that it was entitled to an award of…
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