Case Name: David McDONALD and Mary Kay McDonald, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CREDITHRIFT OF AMERICA, INC., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1981-11-12
Citations: 661 F.2d 69
Docket Number: No. 80-7900
Parties: David McDONALD and Mary Kay McDonald, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CREDITHRIFT OF AMERICA, INC., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before FAY, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr. and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 661
Pages: 69–71

Head Matter:
David McDONALD and Mary Kay McDonald, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CREDITHRIFT OF AMERICA, INC., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 80-7900.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B
Nov. 12, 1981.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Dec. 16, 1981.
W. Rhett Tanner, J. Allen Maines, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.
Ralph Goldberg, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellees.
Before FAY, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr. and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.
Former Fifth Circuit case, Section 9(1) of Public Law 96-452 — October 14, 1980.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The sole question presented in this matter is the propriety of the awarding of attor ney's fees to the prevailing plaintiff in a Truth in Lending Act case for the legal services rendered in both prosecuting the TILA claim and in successfully defending a state law counterclaim (money due and owing to defendant under the note). Convinced that this ruling is controlled by the recent decision of our court in Lacy v. General Finance Corporation, 651 F.2d 1026 (5th Cir. 1981), we remand to the district court for the vacating of any attorney's fees awarded for services in connection with the defending of the counterclaim.