LANYI v. GOLDBLUM

Docket No. A016641.

177 Cal.App.3d 181 (1986)

223 Cal. Rptr. 32

THOMAS R. LANYI et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. BENJAMIN GOLDBLUM et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

February 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Hyde & Drath and Thomas F. Hyde for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Alan M. Schuman for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

SMITH, J.

(1a) In an action on a contract which provides for the recovery of attorney fees by a prevailing party, may a party who accepts an offer of compromise under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 recover attorney fees under Civil Code section 1717, as an item of costs after judgment, where the compromise agreement is silent on costs and fees? We will hold that such fees are recoverable and that the superior...

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