Legal Opinion
Bongirno v. Moss
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 22, 1999No. 21902-6-IIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
June Bongirno appeals the superior court’s award of attorney fees to Ronald and Rosalie Moss under RCW 4.84.330 after confirming an arbitration award that did not include attorney fees. Holding that the superior court had no authority to exceed the arbitration award, by adding attorney fees, we reverse.
FACTS
In 1990, Ronald and Rosalie Moss (Moss) signed a written contract to sell property to Interstate Service Corporation, incorporated in Colorado but unregistered to conduct business in the State of Washington. The contract allowed attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action to enforce…
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