ADAMS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Montgomery County Circuit Court, denying attorneys' fees to the prevailing party in the suit. The fees were claimed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988.
The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to award attorneys' fees to the appellants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We answer in the affirmative and reverse.
The salient facts are as follows: In July, 1977...
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