Ragsdale v. Progressive Voters League

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• holding that attorney's fees may be awarded by the court of appeals as a matter of law
• concluding that award of $150 in attorney’s fees was abuse of discretion when uncontroverted testimony was that reasonable fee was $22,500
• holding that uncontroverted testimony regarding attorney = s fees may be taken as true where the opposing party had the means and opportunity to disprove the testimony but failed to do so
• holding that trial court, as trier of fact, may under certain circumstances award attorneys’ fees as a matter of law, and rendering judgment in amount supported by uncontroverted evidence submitted to trial court
• holding award of $150 in election code suit was an abuse of discretion, as uncontradicted evidence established reasonable fee of $22,500
• holding trial court abused its discretion in awarding $150 for trial fees when uncontradicted evidence established reasonable fee of $22,500

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