Lake v. Purnell

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal challenging the reasonableness of the award of attorney fees made to the prevailing plaintiffs in an action resolved under the Small Lawsuit Resolution Act. The defendants contend that the district court erred in awarding attorney fees in an amount equivalent to plaintiffs’ counsel’s contingent fee, especially where the case was resolved under the Small Lawsuit Resolution Act and plaintiffs’ counsel did not keep records of his time spent on the case. We affirm the district court and award the plaintiffs attorney fees on appeal.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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