· 11/2/2001
Tonti v. Akbari
Citations
- 553 S.E.2d 769
- 262 Va. 681
- 2001 Va. LEXIS 137
How courts have described this case
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- “[A] trial court may not award attorney’s fees to a party merely on the basis of that party’s having prevailed upon an issue or cause. This is the so-called ‘American Rule’.”
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Judges: Koontz
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