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CENTRAL FIDELITY BANK v. McLELLAN

Nos. 88-118, 88-119.

563 A.2d 358 (1989)

CENTRAL FIDELITY BANK, Appellant, v. Douglas C. McLELLAN, Appellee. The RIGGS NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, D.C., Appellant, v. Benjamin V. HOWARD, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 31, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan E. Lutinski, Arlington, Va., filed a brief for appellants.

Before BELSON and STEADMAN, Associate Judges, and REILLY, Senior Judge.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Central Fidelity Bank obtained a default judgment in the Small Claims Branch for the $434.04 balance remaining on an automobile installment loan contract, plus interest and costs. The contract contained a provision that if legal action was brought, the borrower agreed to pay attorney's fees of 25%. Recognizing that under Rule 19 of the Small Claims Rules, attorney's fees in that Branch may generally not exceed 15%

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