HINTON v. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE

No. WD 57589.

21 S.W.3d 109 (2000)

Robert HINTON, Respondent, v. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

June 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Evan J. Buchheim, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for appellant.

Thomas R. Bellmann, Kansas City, for respondent.

Before: EDWIN H. SMITH, P.J., and HOWARD and HOLLIGER, JJ.


VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

The Director of Revenue appeals from the trial court's award of attorney's fees and costs to Robert Hinton. The Director's sole point on appeal is that the trial court erred in awarding Hinton attorney's fees and costs because no statute authorizes such an award in a case involving revocation of a license due to the driver's refusal to take a chemical test.

We reverse.

Facts

On June 16, 1998, Robert Hinton received...

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