· 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
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- 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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