Legal Opinion
Stokus v. Marsh
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 29, 1990No. A045353PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLINE, P. J.
Introduction
Following a verdict in favor of plaintiff-landlord Lawrence Stokus in a protracted action for unlawful detainer in the municipal court, the trial court awarded plaintiff attorneys’ fees of $75,000 against defendant John Marsh. Upon certification by the San Francisco Superior Court, we ordered the appeal transferred to this court pursuant to section 911 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in order to settle two important questions of law regarding the award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to Civil Code section 1717: first, whether the municipal court may award attorneys’…
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