Lee v. Baldwin Cty. Electric Membership Corp.

In appeal no. 1010537, defendant Baldwin County Electric Membership Corporation ("BCEMC") appeals the attorneys' fees awarded plaintiffs Aubury L. Fuller and J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. ("Fuller-Bradley"), who defend their right to attorneys' fees on the theories of the general common benefit rule, the stockholders' derivative action common benefit doctrine, and the indemnification of directors of cooperatives under § 37-6-3(16)a., Ala. Code 1975. We reverse the order of the trial court awarding attorneys' fees to Fuller-Bradley and render a judgment in favor of BCEMC.

In appeal no. 1010008, BCEMC…