Java Oil Ltd. v. Sullivan
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COOPER, P. J.
Harold V. Sullivan II appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to the former Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act (UFMJRA). (Code Civ. Proc., former § 1713 et seq.) He argues that attorney fee awards entered by a court in Gibraltar constituted a penalty, violated California public policy, and should not be recognized. We find no error and affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Peter Laycock, a California resident, sued Java Oil Limited (Java) and Brightside Services Limited (Brightside; collectively respondents) in the Supreme Court of Gibraltar, which the…
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