HADLEY v. KREPEL

Docket No. G001162.

167 Cal.App.3d 677 (1985)

214 Cal. Rptr. 461

EUGENE C. HADLEY et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. LOU KREPEL, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

April 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Jeffrey M. Howard and Ronald L. Young for Defendant and Appellant.

George M. Burke for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

WALLIN, J.

Defendant prevailed in an action on a contract and was awarded attorney's fees and costs totalling less than 20 percent of his actual expenses. On appeal he claims the award was unreasonable and an abuse of the trial court's discretion. For reasons which follow, we agree and reverse the judgment.

I.

In February 1980, Hadley Realty and Investments...

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