Minor v. Michigan Education Ass'n

Plaintiff appeals by right the trial court’s award of $3,501.25 in attorney fees to defendant Northville Public Schools (hereinafter "defendant”). The court based its award upon GCR 1963, 111.6, finding that "plaintiff unreasonably put defendants to their proofs on the statute of limitations issue”. We reverse and remand.

In challenging the award of attorney fees, plaintiff raises two arguments, as follows: (1). GCR 1963, 111.6 does not authorize an award unless there has been a full-scale trial, and (2) the court rule *198was improperly applied here, where the trial court based its award upon a…