· 12/22/1989
Keen v. Ruddy
Citations
- 784 P.2d 653
- 1989 Alas. LEXIS 161
- 1989 WL 156373
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- holding that full attorney's fees were properly awarded when losing party acted in bad faith
- holding that full attorney’s fees were properly awarded when losing party acted in bad faith
- holding that full attorney's fees were properly awarded when losing party acted in bad faith by filing meritless claims to harass defendant
- finding no abuse of discretion where claim \was not supported by law or fact\ and clearly brought to hinder litigation of different suit
- No recovery for abuse of process because the attorney “had no ulterior purpose. More important [the attorney] used the process for exactly the purpose it was designed to accomplish; namely the collection of a debt_”
- upholding award of one hundred percent of actual attorney's fees
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Judges: Burke, Compton, Matthews, Moore, Rabino, Witz
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