PATERSON v. CITY OF EUFAULA, ALABAMA

No. 20910.

330 F.2d 608 (1964)

Zafero P. PATERSON, Appellant, v. The CITY OF EUFAULA, ALABAMA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 14, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George B. Azar, Montgomery, Ala. (Azar, Campbell & Azar, Montgomery Ala., of counsel), for appellant.

Archie I. Grubb, Sam A. LeMaistre, Eufaula, Ala., Fred S. Ball, Jr., Montgomery, Ala. (Grubb & LeMaistre, Eufaula, Ala., Ball & Ball, Montgomery, Ala., on the brief), for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, WISDOM, Circuit Judge, and CARSWELL, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by landowner in a condemnation proceeding, removed by her to the federal court, seeking to overturn the district court's judgment denying an attorney's fee as a part of the costs upon a voluntary dismissal of the condemnation suit by the appellee, City of Eufaula, Alabama.

There is no provision for the fixing of attorney's fees in litigation in the federal court, except as such fees are provided for by statute. The Alabama statute...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases