Legal Opinion
Braude v. Automobile Club of Southern Cal.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 1986No. F005130PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (G. A.), P. J.
Plaintiffs, Marvin Braude and James Ruddick, appeal from a judgment of the superior court disallowing an award of attorneys’ fees to them on either the substantial benefit theory or the private attorney general theory codified in Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 1021.5. The defendant, Automobile Club of Southern California (the Club) cross-appeals from the judgment insofar as it prohibits the Club from using general proxies in contested elections of the board of directors of the Club. We will reverse the decision insofar as it denies attorneys’ fees under the…
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