Dansereau v. Ulmer

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Public interest litigants prevailed on one of three issues. They claim it was error not to award them full reasonable attorney’s fees and certain expert witness fees. We hold that it was not error to deny the witness fees or to reduce the attorney’s fees to a reasonable amount, but that it was error to apportion the fees by issue. We therefore affirm in part and reverse in part.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Ten voters (Contestants) challenged the validity of the 1994 gubernatorial election in which Tony Knowles and Fran Ulmer were elected governor and…