California Court of Appeal
Brittalia Ventures v. Stuke Nursery Co., Inc., C047837, C048252, C049334
A prevailing party cannot obtain attorney's fees under Civil Code section 1717 if the contract it championed did not contain an attorney's fee provision, notwithstanding that the losing party defended the matter by championing a different contract that did contain an attorney's fee provision.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/10/2007
- Published 07/10/2007
Judges
- DAVIS, Acting P.J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, Jerome B. Falk, Jr., Amy E. Margolin; Askew & Archbold, Richard M. Archbold; Read & Aliotti and Michael B. Read for Defendant, Appellant and Respondent Stuke Nursery Co., Inc., Parish & Small, William H. Parish and Kenneth M. Wentz III for Plaintiff, Respondent and Appellant Brittalia Ventures.