Legal Opinion
Abbett Electric Corp. v. California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 21, 1991No. A049514PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLEY, J.
In this case we hold that a mechanic’s lien claimant with a contractual right to attorney’s fees, which prevails in an action against the property owner for breach of contract and foreclosure of the mechanic’s lien, is not entitled to have its attorney’s fees included in the mechanic’s lien.
I. Background
Respondent Abbett Electric Corporation entered into a written contract with Storek & Storek Environmental Center (Storek) to perform electrical work on Storek’s property at 530 Bush Street, San Francisco. The contract provided for attorney’s fees to the prevailing party in…
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