STATE v. THOMPSON


197 S.W.3d 685 (2006)

STATE of Tennessee v. Travis THOMPSON, et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

July 21, 2006.

Reconsideration Overruled August 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter, Russell T. Perkins, Deputy Attorney General, and Stephen R. Butler, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant, the State of Tennessee.

William B. Jakes, III, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees, Travis Thompson, et al.


OPINION

ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., E. RILEY ANDERSON, JANICE M. HOLDER, and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ., joined.

This Court granted the application for permission to appeal in this case pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Appellate Procedure 11 to determine whether the Equal Access to Justice Act ("the Act") permits the award of attorney's fees in the amount of the statutory cap to more than one...

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