What is the test for determining who is the prevailing party to a contract?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hunt v. Fahnestock, 220 Cal.App.3d 628, 269 Cal.Rptr. 614 (Cal. App. 1990):
The trial court possesses broad discretion in determining the prevailing party to a contract. (Nasser v. Superior Court (1984) 156 Cal.App.3d 52, 59, 202 Cal.Rptr. 552.) A reviewing court must defer to the trial court's decision unless it is unreasonable. (Ibid.)
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