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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Northgate Hous. Ltd. v. Massie (2005)

Citation
Northgate Hous. Ltd. v. Massie (2005)
Parent Document
Northgate Hous. Ltd. v. Massie (2005)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2005-01-31

Full Text

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An award of attorney’s fees is proper to the extent that the parties
have contracted for an exception to the general rule that parties pay their
own attorney’s fees. DJ Painting, Inc. v. Baraw Enterprises, Inc., 172 Vt.
239, 246 (2001) (parties, by contract, can except from the “American
Rule”). Here, § 35 of the lease agreement signed by tenants in April 2001
provides that: