Cruz v. Northwestern Chrysler Plymouth Sales, Inc.

Docket Nos. 82619, 82726 cons.–Agenda 24–September 1997.

VIRGINIA CRUZ, Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH SALES, INC., et al. , Appellees.–JEFFREY KOLAR et al. , Appellants, v. ARLINGTON TOYOTA, INC., Appellee.

Opinion filed November 20, 1997.

These two consolidated appeals present a common issue: What procedure should plaintiffs follow to obtain statutory attorney fee awards where their causes of action have been submitted to mandatory court-annexed arbitration in accordance the rules of this court? In each of the cases before us, the fee petitions were presented to and ruled upon by…