Hunsicker v. Thompson

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This appeal raises the question whether the trial court abused its discretion in failing to award full reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in public interest litigation. We reverse.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The facts giving rise to the appeal are not in dispute. Three candidates appeared on the ballot of a recent Mat-Su Borough School Board election. Patricia C. Hunsicker received a plurality of over 40% of the votes cast, entitling her to a seat on the Board. The Assembly of the Mat-Su Borough certified the results. The Assembly later discovered that one of…