Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Rowe
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 10, 1996No. 14153PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
The defendant, Audrey Rowe, commissioner of income maintenance, appeals following the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to the plaintiff, Steven McDonald. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) considered the plaintiffs untimely motion for attorney’s fees, and (2) concluded that the defendant’s action lacked any substantial justification. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The following facts are necessary for the disposition of this appeal. The plaintiff requested that the defendant, through Medicaid, pay for a motorized wheelchair for his use in the skilled…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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