How have attorney fees been denied to the prevailing defendant under two competing deeds of trust?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Post Apple LLC v. Acrew Mgmt. LLC, A142859, A143832 (Cal. App. 2015):
Clar v. Cacciola (1987) 193 Cal.App.3d 1032: Action between holders of competing deeds of trust, both of which contained attorney fee clauses; fees denied to prevailing defendant under either deed, based on the complete lack of privity between the competing trustees as to the fee clauses.
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