Does the burden of attorney's fees fall on the taxpayer?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kreutzer v. County of San Diego, 153 Cal.App.3d 62, 200 Cal.Rptr. 322 (Cal. App. 1984):
4) whether the burden of the attorney's fees will fall on the taxpayers (Concerned Democrats of Florida v. Reno (S.D.Fla.1980) 493 F.Supp. 660, 664, but see Johnson v. State of Miss. (5th Cir.1979) 606 F.2d 635, 637);
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