Bosch v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.

Plaintiff and his attorneys appeal from an order made after final judgment. The order denied a motion, made by the attorneys alone, for an order awarding them attorneys’ fees and a pro rata share of their out-of-pocket expenditures, to be paid from the portion of a judgment recovered in this action by intervener, Argonaut Insurance Exchange. No question is raised by respondent Argonaut as to the standing of the attorneys to make the motion or as to the appealability of the resulting order. We therefore do not consider these matters, but decide the appeal on the merits.

The facts are as…