BRITTON v. GARDNER

Civ. A. No. 76, Civ. A. Nos. 1093(Re) and 64-C-98-A.

270 F.Supp. 412 (1967)

S. W. BRITTON v. John W. GARDNER, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. William SAGE v. John W. GARDNER, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Reba F. DAVIDSON v. John W. GARDNER, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

United States District Court W. D. Virginia.

June 14, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Musselman, Charlottesville, Va., for plaintiff S. W. Britton.

D. H. Frackelton, Widener, Widener & Frackelton, Bristol, Va., for plaintiffs William Sage and Reba F. Davidson.

William C. Breckinridge, Asst. U. S. Atty., Roanoke, Va., for defendant.


Civ. A. No. 76, Charlottesville Div.; Civ. A. Nos. 1093(Re) and 64-C-98-A, Abingdon Div.

OPINION

MICHIE, District Judge.

The three cases here consolidated for decision are factually similar and present interrelated questions of law. All three concern the power of a district court to award a reasonable attorney's fee to an attorney for his representation of a social security claimant. Statutory authority for the power of a district court to award...

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