Legal Opinion
Mabee v. Nurseryland Garden Centers, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 17, 1979No. Civ. 16394PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, J.
Nurseryland Garden Centers, Inc. (Nurseryland)
appeals from a postjudgment order awarding $21,988.75 attorney fees to John C. Mabee (Mabee).1 The issues presented here surface in this factual-procedural matrix.
Mabee sued Nurseryland for breach of a written lease. The complaint pleaded inter alia an attorney fees clause contained in the lease *423providing: “Should either party commence any legal action or proceeding against the other based on this Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of attorney’s fees as set by the court, including costs of appeal, if…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Serrano v. PriestCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- Bauguess v. PaineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- International Industries, Inc. v. OlenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Coast Bank v. HolmesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Folsom v. Butte County Assn. of GovernmentsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Xuereb v. Marcus & Millichap, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1992
- Sears v. BaccaglioCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- Bankes v. LucasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
- Marini v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
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