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· 4/13/1982

Appliances, Inc. v. Yost

Citations

  • 186 Conn. 673
  • 443 A.2d 486
  • 1982 Conn. LEXIS 488

How courts have described this case

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

  • Trial court may rely on itemization of counsel services, time spent, and court’s own general knowledge to determine reasonable attorney fees.
  • itemized list of services, court file and court's own general knowledge could provide evidentiary basis for court to decide amount of reasonable attorney's fees
  • itemized list of services, court file and court’s own general knowledge could provide evidentiary basis for court to decide amount of reasonable attorney’s fees
  • court’s general knowledge of value of attorney’s services and itemized list of such services were sufficient evidence upon which fee could be determined
  • ‘‘[o]ur cases require an evidentiary showing of reasonableness where recov- ery is sought under a contract clause which provides for payment of reasonable attorney’s fees’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • no award for attorney’s fee may be made when evidence insufficient

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Judges: Arthur H. Healey

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