Copenbarger v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, Inc.

*3INTRODUCTION

Lloyd Copenbarger, as Trustee of the Hazel I. Maag Trust (the Maag Trust), sued Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, Inc. (MCWE) for declaratory relief and breach of a settlement agreement made to resolve various disputes, including an unlawful detainer action.1 The Maag Trust *841alleged MCWE breached the settlement agreement by failing to dismiss with prejudice the *4unlawful detainer action and sought, as damages, attorney fees incurred in that action from the date of the settlement agreement to the date on which MCWE did dismiss the action.

Following a bench trial, the trial court found…