Is a plaintiff entitled to an attorney's fee as a result of a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Metro U.S. Services, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 158 Cal.Rptr. 207, 96 Cal.App.3d 678 (Cal. App. 1979):
Here, the liability of plaintiff arises only out of the fact that plaintiff is the owner of the truck. The owner's responsibility is based upon the statutory liability created by section 17150, et seq. of the Vehicle Code. Section 17153 governing subrogation is completely silent as to the recovery of attorney's fees. Attorney's fees have been held to be not recoverable under statutory subrogation. (See Robinson v. Felch (1958) 155 Cal.App.2d 842.)
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