DocketNumber: No. CV-89-0370719S
Citation Numbers: 1994 Conn. Super. Ct. 971
Judges: AURIGEMMA, J. CT Page 972
Filed Date: 1/28/1994
Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/18/2021
Based on the jury's verdict, the plaintiff is also entitled to an award of interest at the rate of 10% per annum pursuant to
The defendant argues that the court should apportion the amount of attorneys' fees claimed by the plaintiff between the counts of the complaint and reduce the fees based on the counts which the plaintiff did not recover.
In Russell v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.,
Because the amount he expended on litigation including the dollars spent on his unsuccessful claims, were devoted to the pursuit of a goal that he achieved, the trial court permissibly rejected the defendants' demand that it reduce the award by two-fifths. Id. at 195.
Under the rationale of Russell v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., supra, the plaintiff should not suffer a reduction in the amount of attorneys' fees he reasonably incurred simply because he did not succeed in prevailing upon all of his claims.
The court finds that the amount of attorneys' fees reasonably CT Page 973 incurred by the plaintiff was $35,000 and awards that amount to the plaintiff.
By the Court,
Aurigemma, J.