Legal Opinion
Marcus v. Fox
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 17, 1987No. 2 CA-CV 87-0097PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROLL, Judge.
Lillian L. Fox and Robert A. Gold (Fox) appeal from the trial court’s order awarding $40,000 attorneys’ fees to counsel for Eric H. Marcus and Irene M. Marcus (Marcus).
The issue presented is whether A.R.S. § 12-341.01(B), limits recovery of attorneys’ fees by a prevailing party in an action arising out of contract to that amount specified in a contingency agreement between the prevailing parties and their counsel. We hold that it does.
On September 1, 1981, Marcus brought an action for fraud against Fox. A jury verdict was rendered in favor of Marcus and, pursuant to a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wheel Estate Corp. v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
- Jerman v. O'LEARYCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1985
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