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Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co. v. Rolf

U.S.
Dec 4, 1978
439 U.S. 1039 (1978)
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upholding as adequate attorney's fee award of $2,000 in case under Act granting $2,000 in statutory damages; "[t]o grant attorney's fees greatly in excess of a client's recovery requires strong support from the circumstances of the particular case"

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Opinion

No 78-560.

December 4, 1978.

C.A. 2d Cir. Motions of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Smith, Inc., et al., and New York Stock Exchange, Inc., for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Certio-rari denied. MR. JUSTICE POWELL would grant certiorari. Reported below: 570 F. 2d 38.

Summaries of

Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co. v. Rolf

U.S.
Dec 4, 1978
439 U.S. 1039 (1978)

upholding as adequate attorney's fee award of $2,000 in case under Act granting $2,000 in statutory damages; "[t]o grant attorney's fees greatly in excess of a client's recovery requires strong support from the circumstances of the particular case"

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Case details for

Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co. v. Rolf

Case Details

Full title:BLYTH, EASTMAN DILLON CO., INC., ET AL. v. ROLF

Court:U.S.

Date published: Dec 4, 1978

Citations

439 U.S. 1039 (1978)

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