Anderson v. Johnson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that an award of attorney’s fees was erroneous because the plaintiffs’ lawsuit “yielded no relief to plaintiffs, vindicated no significant legal rights, and advanced no broader public goals”
• finding that an award of attorney’s fees was erroneous because the plaintiffs’ lawsuit “yielded no relief to plaintiffs, vindicated no significant legal rights, and advanced no broader public goals”
• using Hensley and Farrar as persuasive authority
• using Hensley and Farrar as persuasive authority

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Evans v. Cote
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2014-08-29· cited 34×
• Madowitz, Kohl and Amherst Realty, LLC v. The Woods at Killington Owners' Association, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2014-02-28· cited 17×
• McKinstry v. Fecteau Residential Homes, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2015-09-18· cited 6×
• Timothy Terry and Penny Terry v. William O'Brien and Susan Cain O'Brien
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2015-10-23· cited 5×
• Montgomery v. 232511 Investments, Ltd.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2012-04-17· cited 4×
• State of Vermont v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
  Vermont Superior Court· 2013-06-03
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  Vermont Superior Court· 2020-04-27
• Eliason v. Harrison
  Vermont Superior Court· 2018-06-26
• State v. Cardinal Health
  Vermont Superior Court· 2024-10-31
• United States Court of Appeals
  Second Circuit· 2025-11-12
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  Second Circuit· 2025-11-12

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Hensley v. Eckerhart
  Supreme Court· 1983-05-16· cited 17,202×
• Farrar v. Hobby
  Supreme Court· 1992-12-14· cited 3,072×
• Hanover Insurance v. Sutton
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-01-15· cited 86×
• Tibbetts v. Sight 'N Sound Appliance Centers, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 2003-09-16· cited 85×
• L'ESPERANCE v. Benware
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2003-05-02· cited 77×
• Greene v. Stevens Gas Service
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2004-07-30· cited 50×
• McGrath v. Toys \R\ US, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2004-11-23· cited 46×
• Gramatan Home Investors Corp. v. Starling
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1983-11-01· cited 44×
• Simms v. Chaisson
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2006-02-21· cited 42×
• Tallmadge v. Aurora Chrysler Plymouth, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1979-12-31· cited 30×
• Peabody v. P.J.'s Auto Village, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1989-10-27· cited 30×
• Christie v. Dalmig, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1979-01-11· cited 24×
• Soon Kwon v. Eaton
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2010-08-06· cited 21×
• Vastano v. Killington Valley Real Estate
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2010-02-24· cited 13×
• Garner v. Limbocker
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 1989-05-24· cited 3×