Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. Of California, 399 U.S. 222 (1970)

Name: Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. Of California, 399 U.S. 222 (1970) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of California

No. 1507

Decided June 23, 1970 *
399 U.S. 222

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEAL FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

1. The allowance in § 4 of the Clayton Act for attorneys’ fees includes fees for appellate legal services rendered in a successfully prosecuted private antitrust action, and the amount of those fees should, in general, be initially fixed by the District Court after a hearing.

2. Failure to mention attorneys’ fees in the Court’s mandate in Perkins v. Standard Oil Co., 395 U.S. 642, left the matter open for consideration by the District Court.

Certiorari granted; No. 1507, vacated and remanded to the Court of Appeals; No. 1556, vacated and remanded to the District Court.

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