Legal Opinion
Anderson v. State
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 6, 1985No. 83-550PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
(Ret.), Specially Assigned. The plaintiff administratrix having settled a civil rights action brought by Earl D. Miner, Sr., now deceased, moved for a separate award of attorney’s fees. 42 U.S.C. § 1988 authorizes the recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees in actions brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as this one was. Recovery is discretionary with the trial court, and, after hearing and findings in the superior court the award was refused. This appeal followed. We affirm.
Attorney’s fees, in American practice, are not awarded as part of recovery without special legal authority or as a matter of…
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