Legal Opinion
General Federation of Women's Clubs v. Iron Gate Inn, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 1988No. 86-811, 86-900PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This case arises from an ongoing dispute between appellant General Federation of Women’s Clubs (6FWC), a landlord, and its tenant, appellee Iron Gate Inn, Inc., a restaurant owned by appellee John Saah. Three issues are presented in this appeal: first, whether the trial court properly awarded attorneys’ fees to the Inn and Saah for defending the contempt proceeding that GFWC brought against them; second, whether the trial court properly denied appellees’ request, for the additional fees incurred in the successful effort to recover their fees for the contempt…
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