Legal Opinion
Walsh v. New West Federal Savings & Loan Assn.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 13, 1991No. D011477PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WIENER, J.
Plaintiffs John Walsh and Sydney Walsh appeal from the judgment in favor of defendant New West Federal Savings & Loan Association (New West). New West cross-appeals from the court’s denial of its motion for reasonable attorney’s fees pursuant to Civil Code section 1717. We affirm the judgment and reverse the order denying New West attorney’s fees.
Factual and Procedural Background
I
The case comes to us after a court trial on New West’s defense which was severed from the main action. For purposes of this appeal we therefore assume the truth of the allegations of the Walshes’…
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