Siam v. Builders

Following a bench trial, the trial court found that Mountain Vista Builders had breached its contract with Jose M. Siam and Lina Siam, in which Mountain Vista had agreed to sell the Siams a house to be built in its subdivision. The final judgment awarded the Siams various items of damages, together with prejudgment interest, but denied the Siams' request for an award of attorney's fees, and further denied their request for the travel expenses they allegedly incurred in performing the contract. The Siams argue that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to make an award of attorney's…