Legal Opinion
BOARD OF COM'RS, BOULDER COUNTY v. Eason
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1998No. 96CA1888PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge NEY.
In this action concerning the use of real property, plaintiff, Board of County Commissioners, County of Boulder (Board), appeals the trial court’s award of attorney fees to defendant, Robert Eason. The court found that plaintiff had violated defendant’s due process rights and based its award on 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1994). The court alternatively awarded defendant attorney fees pursuant to § 13-17-101, et seq., C.R.S.1997, based on its finding that plaintiffs action was brought in bad faith, was abusive, substantially groundless, frivolous, and vexatious. We affirm the award…
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- Schmidt Construction Co. v. Becker-Johnson Corp.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1991
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