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EVANS COUNTY COM'RS v. CLAXTON ENTERPRISE

No. A02A0884.

566 S.E.2d 399 (2002)

255 Ga. App. 656

EVANS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS et al. v. CLAXTON ENTERPRISE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Certiorari Denied September 6, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Callaway, Neville & Brinson, William E. Callaway, Jr., Claxton, William J. Neville, Jr., Statesboro, for appellants.

Glen A. Cheney, Reidsville, for appellee.

King & Spalding, Joseph R. Bankoff, Thomas C. Lundin, Jr., Atlanta, amici curiae.

PHIPPS, Judge.

The main issue in this case is whether a litigant who proves a violation of Georgia's Open Meetings Act1 is entitled to attorney fees incurred in litigating the matter on appeal. We hold that such fees are recoverable. We also hold that they—along with attorney fees for trial level work—were appropriately awarded in this case.

The Claxton Enterprise, a newspaper, sued the Evans County Board of Commissioners...

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