LAWRENCE v. CREDITTHRIFT OF AMERICA, INC.

No. 78-2766.

622 F.2d 1207 (1980)

Beverly LAWRENCE, a/k/a Mrs. James Lawrence, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDITTHRIFT OF AMERICA, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. King, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Kirby G. Bailey, Decatur, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, CHARLES CLARK and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an action under the Truth-in-Lending Act ("TILA"), 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. We are asked to decide whether a successful plaintiff is entitled to attorney's fees for attorney's time spent defending defendant's compulsory counterclaim1 on the underlying debt. The relevant statute states that the creditor is liable to the debtor "in the case of any successful action to enforce [civil liability under the TILA...

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