Legal Opinion
Trailer Marine Transportation Corp. v. Charley's Trucking, Inc.
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided March 15, 1984No. Civil No. 1225-1981PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHodge, Presiding Judge
MEMORANDUM RE ATTORNEYS’ FEES
This memorandum explains that portion of the court’s Judgment of even date awarding attorney’s fees in the sum of $3,451.50 to defendant, despite the defendant’s claim for attorney’s fees in the sum of $4,621.50, and the plaintiff’s claim for attorney’s fees in the sum of $2,312.50.
In Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society, 421 U.S. 240, 95 S.Ct. 1612, 44 L.Ed.2d 141 (1975), the Supreme Court reaffirmed the “American Rule” that each party in a lawsuit ordinarily shall bear its own attorney’s fees unless there is express statutory authorization to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Abraham v. PekarskiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Melendez v. RiveraSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1988
- Crown Bay Marina, L.P. v. Subbase Drydock Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 2021