In what circumstances will a court refuse to award attorney's fees to a plaintiff?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jones v. Pierce, 199 Cal.App.3d 736, 245 Cal.Rptr. 149 (Cal. App. 1988):
Here, the trial court could properly find that this case involves a bona fide dispute concerning interpretation of a statute. Attorney's fees are not appropriate in these circumstances. (See Von Durjais v. Board of Trustees (1978) 83 Cal.App.3d 681, 688-689, 148 Cal.Rptr. 492.) Consequently, we uphold the trial court's decision to deny attorney's fees.
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