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WARD LUMBER CO. v. BROOKS

No. 8010SC530.

273 S.E.2d 331 (1981)

WARD LUMBER COMPANY, A Corporation, Plaintiff, v. John C. BROOKS, Commissioner of Labor of the State of North Carolina, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 6, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Joseph Beard, Jr., Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Tiare B. Smiley, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.

ROBERT M. MARTIN, Judge.

The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, § 2, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1978) provides:

In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of sections 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981 of the Revised Statutes [42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-1983, 1985, 1986], ... the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs.

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