Legal Opinion
Miller's Apple Valley Chevrolet Olds-Geo, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation v. Mark Goodwin
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1999No. 98-1425PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972, 49 U.S.C. § 32701 et seq., requires that the court award costs and reasonable attorney’s fees “to the person when a [civil] judgment is entered for that person.” 49 U.S.C. § 32710(b). The question presented by this appeal is whether that provision requires an award of attorney’s fees to the prevailing party or only to a prevailing plaintiff. Concluding that “the person” refers only to a…
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