Legal Opinion
Adams v. Dickinson
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 26, 1996No. 95-0805PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ANTOON, Judge.
This is an appeal from the trial court’s order denying a claim for attorney’s fees under section 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code. We affirm.
*875In July 1992, Richard Adams and Balance Chow (Adams and Chow) sued Fred Dickinson, executive director of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, alleging that Florida’s vehicular impact fee statute1 was unconstitutional. In their complaint, Adams and Chow sought declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as relief under section 1983 of the U.S.Code. They also requested an award of attorney’s fees under section 1988.2
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- Jacobson v. Humana Med. Plan, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Estate of Paulk v. LindamoodDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- LeGrand v. DeanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
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