Legal Opinion
Costanzo v. Mulshine
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 4, 2006No. AC 26137PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DiPENTIMA, J.
The plaintiff, George J. Costanzo, appeals from the judgment of the trial court challenging the amount of the attorney’s fee award, which was less than the amount that he had requested. The plaintiff claims that the court abused its discretion in awarding only $1500 in fees, approximately 10 percent of the fees requested and actually incurred. We agree and, therefore, reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The underlying dispute between the parties arose in the prosecution of Albrycht v. Coss, Superior Court, judicial district of New Britain, Docket No. 503255, a personal…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Lamontagne v. Musano, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2000
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3Cited by6 opinions
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