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HICKS v. CITY OF WESTBROOK

649 A.2d 328 (1994)

Joseph HICKS, et al. v. CITY OF WESTBROOK.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided October 28, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leland N. Chisholm (orally), Graydon G. Stevens, Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, Portland, for plaintiffs.

Francis M. Jackson (orally), Portland, for defendants.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN and DANA, JJ.

RUDMAN, Justice.

The City of Westbrook appeals from the entry of an order in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Bradford, J.) awarding Joseph Hicks attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1988.1 The City contends that Hicks is not a "prevailing party" entitled to an award of attorney fees because he received an adverse judgment on his civil rights claim, 42 U.S.C. § 1983,2 against the City...

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