Legal Opinion
Lisa v. Strom
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 28, 1995No. 1 CA-CV 93-0151PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERG, Judge.
The primary issue in this appeal is whether an attorney-litigant and his spouse may recover attorney’s fees when they have been represented by the attorney-litigant and his wholly-owned law firm. We hold that, notwithstanding the existence of an attorney-client relationship, the attorney-litigant and spouse are not entitled to an award of attorney’s fees absent a genuine financial obligation on their part to pay such fees.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiffs Donald J. and Isabelle 0. Lisa (“the Lisas”) rented a residence from defendants Jack and Sara Strom (“the…
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