People ex rel. Department of Corps. v. Speedee Oil Change Systems, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TURNER, P. J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Defendants, SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc., NoCal, Inc., Gary L. Copp, and Kevin M. Bennett, appeal from a January 6, 2006 order awarding attorney fees on appeal to plaintiffs in intervention, Beldoon Corporation, Donald Almen, Belva Almen, Jon Andersen, Jerry Beezley, M.G. Han, Sam Lau, and Christopher Mack (interveners). Interveners argue that they are entitled to fees pursuant to the attorney fees clause in several franchise agreements, all of which contain the same language.1 The attorney fee clause provides that the party in whose favor the “final…
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