Legal Opinion
Central MacHinery Co. v. State
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1986No. 18493-PRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Justice.
The state petitioned this court to review an opinion of the court of appeals that upheld the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in favor of Central Machinery Company. We granted review and have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3), A.R.S. § 12-120.-24 and Rule 23, Ariz.R.Civ.App.P. 17A A.R.S.
We granted review of the following two issues: (1) whether the court of appeals, by finding that Gila River Farms would bear legal fees throughout the litigation and that any recovery of fees by Central Machinery would be transmitted to Gila River…
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