Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Green
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1977No. 11007PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
The trial court ordered the District of Columbia (the District) to pay the fees and expenses of the attorneys who represented appellees, the successful taxpayer-litigants in District of Columbia v. Green, D.C.App., 310 A.2d 848 (1973) (Green I), and District of Columbia v. Green, D.C.App., 348 A.2d 305 (1975) (Green II). The District appeals, presenting this court with the issue of whether an award of attorneys’ fees 1 fits within either of the two recognized exceptions to the general American rule which, in the absence of statutory authorization, prohibits an award…
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