Legal Opinion
Bruno v. Bell
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 11, 1979No. Civ. 43677PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DRUMMOND, J. *
Defendants-appellants Roy M. Bell, as Director of Finance of the State of California and Kenneth Cory, as Controller of the State of California (defendants) appeal from that portion of a judgment which awards petitioner-appellant Russell Bruno (Bruno) $30,000 in attorney fees in conjunction with his successful prosecution of an action resulting in a declaration that Streets and Highways Code section 104.10 was invalid as in conflict with article XXVI of the California Constitution.
The primaiy issue is whether the trial court could have properly made an award of attorney…
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