Legal Opinion
Lanyi v. Goldblum
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 5, 1986No. A016641PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SMITH, J.
In an action on a contract which provides for the recovery of attorney fees by a prevailing party, may a party who accepts an offer of compromise under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 recover attorney fees under Civil Code section 1717, as an item of costs after judgment, where the compromise agreement is silent on costs and fees? We will hold that such fees are recoverable and that the superior court therefore erred in denying fees in this case.
Background
Thomas R. Lanyi and Ricki Lanyi, appellants herein, entered into a written purchase agreement to buy real property in…
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