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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM v. HORN

1991455 and 1991558.

810 So.2d 667 (2001)

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM v. William Fred HORN et al. William Fred Horn et al. v. City of Birmingham et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

August 17, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe R. Whatley, Jr., and Peter H. Burke of Whatley Drake, L.L.C., Birmingham; Kenneth L. Thomas and Valerie L. Acoff of Thomas, Means & Gillis, Birmingham; and Tamara Harris Johnson and Michael Melton, city attys., for appellant/cross appellee City of Birmingham.

W.L. Williams, Jr., Birmingham; and David A. Sullivan, Birmingham, for appellees/cross appellants William Fred Horn et al.

Kenneth Smith, director of legal services, and Erin Smith, assoc. gen. counsel, Alabama League of Municipalities for amicus curiae Alabama League of Municipalities.

BROWN, Justice.

The question presented in these appeals, collectively stated, is whether the Jefferson Circuit Court erred by holding that a group of citizens (sometimes referred to herein as "the plaintiffs") who sued the City of Birmingham ("the City") are entitled to an award of attorney fees totaling $1,785,939, an amount computed by the socalled "lodestar method." The court awarded these fees to the plaintiffs for their role in litigation involving the placement...

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