Is a contractual attorney fee clause in a contract valid?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wolfe v. Libeu (In re Wolfe), 2d Civil No. B283994 (Cal. App. 2018):
Whether a contractual attorney fee clause provides for a fee award in a particular case is a question of contract interpretation. We interpret a contract de novo if the interpretation does not turn on the credibility of extrinsic evidence. (City of Manhattan Beach v. Superior Court (1996) 13 Cal.4th 232, 238.)
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